®Planning appeal decision
Grove House, Totnes Road, Ipplepen, Newton Abbot, Devon , TQ12 5TN
one self build dwelling
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fish A
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.
Framework references: 80, 105, 11, 219, 69
Plan policies cited: Policy S1A, Policy S1, Policy S21, Policy S22, Policy S9
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.