®Planning appeal decision
Land at Redhills, Exeter, EX4 1SU
outline planning application for a residential development of up to 35 dwellings and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Alphington/Whitestone Valley Park
- the effect of the proposal on the setting of Lugg's Farmhouse
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the listed building Lugg's Farmhouse, combined with unacceptable effects on character and appearance and highway safety, engaged the protective policy in Paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework and could not be outweighed by the housing benefits.
The significant public benefits of 35 new dwellings (50% affordable) and economic benefits were outweighed by the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Valley Park, less than substantial harm to the listed building's setting (to which considerable weight was given), and unacceptable highway safety effects, in the context of the strong presumption in s.66 of the Listed Buildings Act.
Framework references: 11, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CP16, Policy CP17, saved Policy DG1, saved Policy C2, Policy AP1, Policy T3
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.