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Dismissed21 December 20223287921

Land at Home Farm , Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon , EX4 9JG

Planning appeal 3287921 at Land at Home Farm , Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon , EX4 9JG (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 21 December 2022 by Inspector Johnson W, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on character and appearance, with particular regard to landscape setting.

outline planning application for the construction of up to 61 dwellings and associated infrastructure

Authority
Exeter City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Johnson W
Postcode
EX4 9JG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on character and appearance, with particular regard to landscape setting
  • whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for: affordable housing, open space, healthcare and highways

What decided it

The very significant and permanent harm to the character, appearance and landscape setting of Exeter significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the scheme.

Very significant, permanent harm to landscape character and the setting of Exeter, attracting very substantial weight, outweighed the significant benefits of market and affordable housing delivery and economic benefits, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LP Policy LS1CS Policy CP16CS Policy CS16CS Objectives 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10CS Policies CP7, CP9, CP10, and CP18LP Policies AP1, T1. DG5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 68Paragraph 130Paragraph 174
Judgments
Suffolk Coastal District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd and Richborough Estates v Cheshire East Borough Council (Supreme Court, 10/05/2017, UKSC 37); Tesco Stores Limited v Dundee City Council (Supreme Court, [2012] UKSC 12); Exeter City Council and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Waddeton Park Limited and The R B Nelder Trust (High Court, [2015] EWHC 1663 (Admin))

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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