®Planning appeal decision
Grove House, Totnes Road, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, Devon , TQ12 5TN
Planning appeal 3289285 at Grove House, Totnes Road, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, Devon , TQ12 5TN (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 14 October 2022 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site offers a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy for housing in the development plan.
one self build dwelling
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fish A
- Postcode
- TQ12 5TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site offers a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy for housing in the development plan
- Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location in terms of access to services and facilities
What decided it
The appeal site's location in open countryside outside the settlement limit, combined with the lack of reasonable alternatives to the private car for accessing services and facilities, means the proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy and sustainable transport policies, and this conflict is not outweighed by the limited benefits of a single self-build dwelling.
The adverse impacts of reliance on the private car and lack of reasonable sustainable transport alternatives significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited economic benefits and housing supply contribution of a single dwelling, even if the five-year housing land supply test were engaged.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1APolicy S1Policy S21Policy S22Policy S9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 105Paragraph 11Paragraph 219Paragraph 69
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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