®Planning appeal decision
Land At Sx 456 868, Cross Roads, Lewdown, Lewdown, EX20 4DP
construction of 22 dwellings and associated estate road, gardens and open space
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the development accords with local policies that seek to locate new dwellings where they would enhance or maintain the vitality of rural communities
- how the proposed development would affect the balance of the local housing stock
- the effects on the character and appearance of the area and whether the proposal would represent good design
- whether the highway design and layout of the site would be adequate
- the effects of the development on adjacent trees
- whether the development would incorporate adequate surface water drainage measures
- whether the development would include adequate carbon reduction measures
What decided it
The scheme's failure to address an imbalance in the local housing stock through inadequate provision of smaller house types, combined with its harmful effects on the character and appearance of the area, results in conflict with the development plan which is not outweighed by the modest benefits offered.
Plan policies cited: Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV1, Policy TTV2, Policy TTV25, Policy TTV26, Policy TTV27, Policy DEV8, Policy DEV9, Policy DEV10, Policy DEV20, Policy DEV23, Policy DEV28, Policy DEV29, Policy DEV32, Policy DEV35
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.