®Planning appeal decision
Edgemoor Stables , Exeter Road , South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9JS
Planning appeal 3277523 at Edgemoor Stables , Exeter Road , South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9JS (Dartmoor) was dismissed on 10 November 2021 by Inspector Spencer-Peet A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to National and Local Planning Policy.
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
- Postcode
- TQ10 9JS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy COR1Policy COR2Policy COR3Policy COR15Policy COR18Policy COR21Policy DMD1aPolicy DMD9Policy DMD23Policy DMD30Policy DMD44
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
- Judgments
- 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
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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