Planning appeal decision
Mount Pleasant, Exmouth Road, Aylesbeare, EX5 2JS
Planning appeal 3278600 at Mount Pleasant, Exmouth Road, Aylesbeare, EX5 2JS (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 18 January 2022 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a new storage building and demolition of existing water tower
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development plan would support the proposal in this location
What decided it
The removal of the visually prominent water tower and replacement with a modest, low-key building would deliver a net visual benefit to the character and appearance of the AONB, while the fallback position of lawful external storage use and previously developed land status supported the proposal under the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 46Policy D1Strategy 7Policy E5
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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