®Planning appeal decision
Oaklands Park, Woodacott, HOLSWORTHY, EX22 7BU
1 to 2 dwellings
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for 1 to 2 dwellings, bearing in mind the settlement policies of the development plan and the accessibility of services and facilities
- Whether suitable foul drainage could be provided to serve the development
What decided it
The site's inaccessibility to everyday services by sustainable transport options and its conflict with the spatial strategy of the Local Plan, which directs rural housing to settlements with community facilities, means the limited benefits of one or two dwellings are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harm.
The limited benefits of housing supply and economic benefits from one or two dwellings are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to the settlement strategy and the increased reliance on private transport, such that the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework does not indicate the decision should be otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
Framework references: 11, 60, 79, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy ST10, Policy DM06, Policy ST21, Policy DM02
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.