®Planning appeal decision
Edgemoor Stables , Exeter Road , South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9JS
the erection of dwelling (Use Class C3), hotel bed and breakfast accommodation (Use Class C1), and office space (Use Class E) on site of existing stables
- Authority
- Dartmoor
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- mixed-use · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Spencer-Peet A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to National and Local Planning Policy
- Whether the proposed tourism accommodation would be in a suitable location having regard to National and Local Planning Policy
- Whether the proposed office space would be in a suitable location having regard to National and Local Planning Policy
What decided it
The proposal would conflict with the development plan policies restricting development outside settlements in the National Park countryside, and the moderate benefits of housing supply, economic activity and use of previously developed land would not outweigh the significant harm of unsustainable development requiring reliance on private motor vehicles.
The significant harm of unsustainable development conflicting with the development plan's strategy to restrict countryside development outside settlements was not outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing supply, economic benefits and use of previously developed land.
Framework references: 80
Plan policies cited: Policy COR1, Policy COR2, Policy COR3, Policy COR15, Policy COR18, Policy COR21, Policy DMD1a, Policy DMD9, Policy DMD23, Policy DMD30, Policy DMD44
Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government & Ors (2017) EWHC 2743 (Admin); Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd and Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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