®Planning appeal decision
Melbury House, 4 Queens Crescent, Exeter, EX4 6AY
Planning appeal 3279875 at Melbury House, 4 Queens Crescent, Exeter, EX4 6AY (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2021 by Inspector Jones M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Longbrook Conservation Area.
Change of Use of The Annexe from guesthouse (C1) to a dwelling house (C3)
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones M
- Postcode
- EX4 6AY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Longbrook Conservation Area
- whether or not the proposal would create adequate living conditions for future occupants, with reference to light, outlook and outside space
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area, to which considerable weight was attached, was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of delivering a single dwelling, and the failure to provide adequate living conditions for future occupants with reference to light and outlook.
the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the failure to provide adequate living conditions for future occupants were not outweighed by the modest public benefits of delivering a single dwelling on previously developed land; the heritage protection in the Framework provided a clear reason to refuse the proposal notwithstanding any dispute over five-year housing land supply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP4Policy CP17Policy D1Policy SD3Policy H1Policy H2Policy C1Policy DG1Policy DG4Policy EN4Policy T3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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