Land at Stopgate Farm, Yarcombe, Honiton, EX14 9NB

Planning appeal 3298710 at Land at Stopgate Farm, Yarcombe, Honiton, EX14 9NB (East Devon District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 March 2023 by Inspector Hocking P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed access on highway safety.

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
Postcode: EX14 9NB

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy TC7Policy D7Strategy 7Policy E4Policy E5Policy D1Strategy 46Policy EN13Policy EN14Policy EN22Policy NE1 (Yarcombe Marsh Neighbourhood Plan 2014-2031)

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