Planning appeal decision
Land at Redhills, Exwick Lane, Exeter, EX4 2AP
Planning appeal 3278148 at Land at Redhills, Exwick Lane, Exeter, EX4 2AP (Exeter City Council) was allowed on 7 February 2022 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape setting of Exeter.
a residential development of up to 80 dwellings and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape setting of Exeter
- The effects of the development on biodiversity
What decided it
The finding that the development would not cause unacceptable harm to either the character and landscape setting of Exeter or to biodiversity, meaning it accorded with the development plan taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LS1Policy CP16Policy LS4Policy CP7Policy DG5Policy CP18Policy CP15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 170Paragraph 174Paragraph 113Paragraph 57
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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