®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to New Barstaple Road, Ilfracombe, N. Devon, EX34 9NL
- Authority
- North Devon 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 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.
Framework references: 159, 162
Plan policies cited: Policy ST06, Policy ILF, Policy ST14, Policy DM04, Policy ST03, Policy ST15, Policy DM07, Policy ST10, Policy DM05
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.