®Planning appeal decision
Straitgate Farm, Exeter Road, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1LG
extraction of up to 1.5 million tonnes of as raised sand and gravel, restoration to agricultural land together with temporary change of use of a residential dwelling to a quarry office/welfare facility
- Authority
- Devon County Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- minerals-waste · Unknown
- Inspector
- Bust R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on water supplies and human health
- its effect on drainage and flood risk
- its effect on heritage assets
- its effect on trees and hedgerows
- its effect on highway safety
- its effect on biodiversity
- The sustainability of transporting sand and gravel by road from Straitgate Farm to Hillhead Quarry
What decided it
The great weight given to the shortage of sand and gravel supply and other public benefits clearly outweighed the less than substantial harm identified to the setting of the listed Straitgate Farmhouse, with no other unacceptable harm found.
the great weight attached to mineral supply, biodiversity net gain, footpath provision and orchard restoration clearly outweighed the less than substantial harm to the significance of Straitgate Farmhouse, and no other harm was identified that would justify refusal
Plan policies cited: Policy M12, Policy M16, Policy M17, Policy M19, Policy M20, Policy M21, Policy M22, Policy M23, Policy M24, Policy EN9, Policy EN18, Policy EN21, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy NP1, Policy NP2, Policy NP8, Policy TC7
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.