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Dismissed3 February 20223280127

Cross Park Farm, Heath Cross, Whitestone, Devon, EX4 2HN

Planning appeal 3280127 at Cross Park Farm, Heath Cross, Whitestone, Devon, EX4 2HN (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 3 February 2022 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing having regard to the proximity and accessibility of facilities and services.

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
Postcode
EX4 2HN

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S1APolicy S1Policy S21Policy S22Policy EC3Policy S2Policy EN2aPolicy EC2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80

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