Land off Pendragon Road, Exeter, EX4 9EE

Planning appeal 3298452 at Land off Pendragon Road, Exeter, EX4 9EE (Exeter City Council) was allowed on 24 August 2023 by Inspector Woodwards O, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, in particular with regard to landscape and the proposed access roads.

a residential development of up to 100 dwellings and associated infrastructure

Authority: Exeter City Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Woodwards O

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, in particular with regard to landscape and the proposed access roads
whether or not the appeal site is open space and the principle of redevelopment of the site

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, under which the substantial benefits of the housing (including above-policy affordable housing) were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited landscape harm identified.

The substantial and very substantial weight given to market and affordable housing, together with significant weight for biodiversity net gain and economic benefits and moderate/limited weight for open space and highway improvements, outweighed the moderate weight attributed to the limited harm to character and appearance, so the tilted balance favoured granting permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP16Policy LS1Policy DG1Policy DG5Policy L3Policy H1Policy CP7Policy LS2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 99Paragraph 81Paragraph 56Paragraph 57

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