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Allowed30 June 20223283943

Former Yelland Power Station, Lower Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3EZ

Planning appeal 3283943 at Former Yelland Power Station, Lower Yelland, Barnstaple, EX31 3EZ (North Devon District Council) was allowed on 30 June 2022 by Inspector Normington S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development provides an appropriate housing mix and tenure to meet local housing needs.

Hybrid application: (A) full application for access and scale of site including raising of ground levels, removal of contamination, demolition, flood defence works, site access works and highway infrastructure, bat building and Tarka Trail parking; (B) outline application for 250 dwellings, up to 3000sqm employment space, up to 250sqm retail, up to 2000sqm food and drink space, up to 500sqm service and community space, with associated infrastructure, landscaping and open space

Authority
North Devon District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Normington S
Postcode
EX31 3EZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development provides an appropriate housing mix and tenure to meet local housing needs.
  • The effect of the proposed development on the efficient operation of the highway network in the vicinity of the appeal site with particular regard to A3125/Old Torrington Road junctions (ESSO Garage/Wrey Arms junction).
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
  • Whether the proposed development provides an appropriate level of infrastructure to meet local needs.

What decided it

The lack of a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of housing delivery and site regeneration were found not to be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited landscape, infrastructure and other harms identified.

The benefits of up to 250 new homes, site reclamation/regeneration, and economic benefits outweighed the moderate adverse landscape/visual harm and the limited conflict with Policy FRE02(h) (football pitch provision), such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy FRE01(b)Policy FRE02(b)Policy FRE02Policy FRE02(d)Policy FRE02(h)Policy FREPolicy ST09Policy ST15Policy ST17Policy ST18Policy ST18(5)Policy ST22Policy ST23Policy DM07Policy DM08A
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 104Paragraph 108Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 164Paragraph 166Paragraph 174Paragraph 176Paragraph 179Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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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