®Planning appeal decision
Cross Park Farm, Heath Cross, Whitestone, Devon, EX4 2HN
the use of building as residential dwelling and associated office space
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Fish A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing having regard to the proximity and accessibility of facilities and services
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers by reason of its proximity to an existing employment use
What decided it
The appeal site's location in open countryside 2.5km from the nearest village with services, accessed by unlit rural roads without footways and steep gradients, makes it an unsustainable location for housing that would necessitate reliance on the private car, contrary to Policies S1A, S1 and S22 of the Local Plan.
Framework references: 80
Plan policies cited: Policy S1A, Policy S1, Policy S21, Policy S22, Policy EC3, Policy S2, Policy EN2a, Policy EC2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.