®Planning appeal decision
Fairleigh, Georgeham, Braunton, EX33 1JZ
Planning appeal 3289836 at Fairleigh, Georgeham, Braunton, EX33 1JZ (North Devon District Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2022 by Inspector Rennie S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the provision of 2nos houses for social rent, the modernisation of 1nos existing house (currently in the form of 2nos flats), and the provision of 7nos open market dwelling houses
- Authority
- North Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rennie S
- Postcode
- EX33 1JZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal includes an appropriate housing mix
- Whether the proposal would provide appropriate standard living conditions for neighbours and future residents
- Whether the proposal provides suitable bicycle and bin storage
- The effect of the development on biodiversity including internationally designated sites
- Whether the proposal provides a suitable sustainable construction and drainage strategy for the development
What decided it
The combined harms to future occupier living conditions, housing mix, protected species safeguarding and drainage strategy were significant and, when assessed against the Framework as a whole, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery.
The benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were given modest weight, but the significant harms to living conditions of future occupiers, housing mix deficiency, lack of protected species information and inadequate drainage strategy significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM04DM08AST04GEOH5BE1BE3BE4H1ST17DM01DM08ST09ST14NE1NE2DM02ST03ST05NE4BE7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 176Paragraph 178
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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