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Dismissed10 September 20213276698

Land Adjacent to New Barstaple Road, Ilfracombe, N. Devon, EX34 9NL

Planning appeal 3276698 at Land Adjacent to New Barstaple Road, Ilfracombe, N. Devon, EX34 9NL (North Devon District Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2021 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for a dwelling, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.

A dwelling

Authority
North Devon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Davies N
Postcode
EX34 9PS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for a dwelling, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development

What decided it

The proposal fails the sequential test for flood risk and would harm the distinctive character and landscape setting of the town by interrupting the visual green wedge linking the settlement to its coastal landscape.

The absence of harm to the listed building and the deferral of detailed design matters to technical details consent stage did not outweigh the harm to townscape quality, distinctiveness and landscape setting, and the failure to satisfy the sequential test on flood risk.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST06Policy ILFPolicy ST14Policy DM04Policy ST03Policy ST15Policy DM07Policy ST10Policy DM05
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 159Paragraph 162

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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