Land South of 97 Beer Road, Seaton, EX12 2PT

outline planning application for the construction of 1 no. dwellinghouse including the construction of new access (matters of appearance, landscaping layout and scale reserved)

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Nicholls H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location of the proposal accords with local policies that seek to locate development within Built Up Area Boundaries in order to promote sustainable patterns of travel and prevent unregulated development across the countryside
the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the Coastal Protection Area
the effects of the proposal on the Beer Quarry Caves Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and biodiversity interests of the site

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy requiring development within Built Up Area Boundaries and would harm the character, appearance and visual openness of the Coastal Protection Area, with modest housing benefits insufficient to outweigh these harms.

Framework references: 79

Plan policies cited: Strategy 6, Strategy 7, Strategy 44, Policy TC2, Policy D1

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