Land Adjacement Lemons Cottage, Road Past Riverlake Cottage, Atherington, EX37 9HY

erection of one open market dwelling and associated works

Authority: North Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Webb B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the scheme would preserve the settings of adjacent Grade II and Grade II* listed buildings
the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The less than substantial but considerable harm to the settings of the adjacent Grade II and Grade II* listed buildings, which could not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of a single dwelling in a context of housing shortfall.

The considerable harm to the significance of the listed buildings, to which great weight must be given, outweighed the limited social and economic benefits of providing a single dwelling in the context of a housing land supply shortfall.

Framework references: 199, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy DM07, Policy ST15, Policy DM05

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