Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Greenfield, North Morte Road, Mortehoe, Devon, EX34 7EF
Planning appeal 3295511 at Land Adjacent Greenfield, North Morte Road, Mortehoe, Devon, EX34 7EF (North Devon District Council) was allowed on 10 October 2022 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
proposed new dwelling, land adjacent Greenfield House, North Morte Road, Morthoe, Woolacombe, Devon, EX34 7EF
- Authority
- North Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- EX34 7EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of future occupiers
- the availability of vehicle parking facilities in the area
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply and the application of the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11 meant that the public benefit of providing an additional dwelling to the local housing stock outweighed the limited to modest harms identified.
The limited to modest harms arising from conflicts with the development plan (character and appearance, living conditions, parking) were outweighed by the benefit of providing an additional dwelling to the local housing stock and related economic opportunities, assessed against the Framework taken as a whole under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST04Policy DM04Policy DM01Policy DM05Policy DM06Policy ST14Policy DM08
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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