Planning appeal decision
Milcot, Farway, Colyton, Devon, EX24 6ED
Planning appeal 3297372 at Milcot, Farway, Colyton, Devon, EX24 6ED (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 12 October 2022 by Inspector Jones M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building.
demolition of existing lean-to and construction of single storey rear extension
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones M
- Postcode
- EX24 6ED
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the special architectural and historic interest of the listed building
What decided it
The size and depth of the proposed extension would divest the listed building's historic core of its essential primacy and compactness, causing less than substantial harm that is not justified by the modest benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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