®Planning appeal decision
Land at Plymouth Road, Tavistock , PL19 9DS
(1) full application for the erection of 44 residential dwellings, formation of accesses, associated open space, landscaping and infrastructure; and (2) outline application for 0.76ha of commercial land (Use Class E(g) – formerly B1), with means of access to be determined
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the failure of the scheme to make provision for affordable housing would be acceptable on balance
What decided it
The significant economic, social and environmental benefits of delivering the site allocation, including housing supply, employment provision, and enhanced sustainability of Tavistock, justified a relaxation of the affordable housing requirement on viability grounds.
The benefits of the scheme in delivering the site allocation, providing housing and employment, and enhancing Tavistock's sustainability outweighed the failure to provide affordable housing, which was justified on viability grounds under Policy DEL1
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy TTV17, Policy DEV8, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV2, Policy DEL1, Policy SP5, Policy DEV30, Policy DEV5, Policy DEV26, Policy TTV3, Policy DEV32
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.