®Planning appeal decision
Field Adjacent to Woolacombe Road, Bere Alston, PL20 7HH
for 31no. new dwellings and associated access road and pedestrian link
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Fish A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed access is in a suitable location having regard to relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide substantive evidence that an access from the B3257 is not feasible, thereby failing to comply with the clear requirements of Policies H2 and T3 of the Neighbourhood Plan.
The benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, and other sustainability gains were given moderate weight but were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan, particularly as these benefits could be realised with a policy-compliant scheme accessing from the B3257, and the Council has a greater than five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 60, 79, 69, 29
Plan policies cited: Policy H2 of the Neighbourhood Plan for Bere Peninsula to 2034, Policy T3 of the Neighbourhood Plan for Bere Peninsula to 2034, Policy DEV29 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan, Policy DEV23 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan, Policy DEV25 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan
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.