Planning appeal decision
The Store, Greenway Lane Aka Mill Lane, Awliscombe, Honiton, Devon, EX14 3PJ
Planning appeal 3289923 at The Store, Greenway Lane Aka Mill Lane, Awliscombe, Honiton, Devon, EX14 3PJ (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 1 June 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location is suitable for a dwelling, having regard to the settlement policies of the development plan and the accessibility of the site.
erection of a bungalow
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- EX14 3PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location is suitable for a dwelling, having regard to the settlement policies of the development plan and the accessibility of the site
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with Strategy 7 of the East Devon Local Plan, which resists development in the countryside outside defined settlement boundaries unless in accordance with a specific policy that explicitly permits such development, and no such policy applies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 1Strategy 27Strategy 7Strategy 5BPolicy TC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174Paragraph 105Paragraph 79Paragraph 120Paragraph 69Paragraph 11Paragraph 12
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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