®Planning appeal decision
Land at Stopgate Farm, Yarcombe, HONITON, EX14 9NB
Retention of a cement silo, water silo, site office and additional concrete area. Appeal D: APP/U1105/W/22/3308364 Stopgate Farm, Yarcombe, Honiton, Devon EX14 9NB
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hocking P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed access on highway safety
- whether the cement batching plant is suitable for a countryside location having regard to local and national planning policy
- the effect of the developments on the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB
- whether there has been the loss of the best and most versatile agricultural land
What decided it
The considerable weight attached to harm to highway safety and to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB, unmitigated by any outweighing benefits, determined dismissal of the appeals against refusal of planning permission.
The harms to highway safety, to the suitability of the countryside location, and to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB, each attracting considerable weight, were not outweighed by any other considerations, so the appeals against refusal of planning permission failed.
Plan policies cited: Policy TC7, Policy D7, Strategy 7, Policy E4, Policy E5, Policy D1, Strategy 46, Policy EN13, Policy EN14, Policy EN22, Policy NE1 (Yarcombe Marsh Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2031)
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.