®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed21 February 20233291888
Old School House, Milton Abbot, TAVISTOCK, PL19 0PP
erection of two dwellings
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the policies concerning housing in the countryside
- the effect of the proposed development on local landscape character
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the settings and thereby significance of the nearby Grade I listed Parish Church of St Constantine, the Grade II listed building known as 3-8 Venn Hill; and the proximity of the appeal site to the Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal failed to accord with development plan policies requiring housing outside the settlement boundary to provide affordable housing for local need, and caused less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets whose settings would be compromised by the development.
Plan policies cited: JLP Policy TTV25, JLP Policy TTV26, JLP Policy TTV27, NP Policy 9-4, JLP Policy DEV20, JLP Policy DEV23, JLP Policy DEV10, JLP Policy DEV21, NP Policy 5-1
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.