Land South of Fairfield, Ashwater, Devon, EX21 5EQ

Planning appeal 3297230 at Land South of Fairfield, Ashwater, Devon, EX21 5EQ (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 28 April 2023 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the submitted details demonstrate that the proposal would provide an adequate means of surface water disposal.

Reserved matters application for 22 dwellings together with space for community use and associated works

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Tucker A
Postcode: EX21 5EQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the submitted details demonstrate that the proposal would provide an adequate means of surface water disposal

What decided it

The submitted details failed to prove that an adequate means of surface water disposal could be provided within the proposed layout, and the adverse impacts of allowing the development would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework.

The benefits of delivering 22 dwellings (including affordable housing) and economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm arising from insufficient evidence that surface water disposal could be adequately managed without increasing flood risk to future occupiers and neighbouring properties already affected by surface water flooding.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ST03Policy DM02Policy DM04
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11d

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