Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 22B Tiverton Road, Cullompton, EX15 1JN
Planning appeal 3294847 at Land Adjacent to 22B Tiverton Road, Cullompton, EX15 1JN (Mid Devon District Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to privacy and internal space.
demolition of existing storage building and erection of three new dwellings
- Authority
- Mid Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- EX15 1JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to privacy and internal space
- the effect of the development on highway safety with regard to parking provision
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cullompton Conservation Area
- whether the loss of employment land would be acceptable with regard to development plan policy
What decided it
The failure to provide adequate internal space standards and on-site parking provision, combined with privacy concerns, would cause unacceptable harm to living conditions and highway safety that would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefit.
the adverse impacts of harm to the living conditions of future occupiers and to highway safety would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of a modest contribution of three dwellings to housing supply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy HS04Policy DM5Policy DM19Policy S6Policy DM23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 219Paragraph 130Paragraph 111
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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