®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Holly Lane Farm, Halwill Junction, EX21 5UF
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sims B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the principle of the development located outside the defined settlement boundary of Halwill Junction
- its effects on the appearance and character of the countryside landscape by extending the built settlement
- the degree to which, in the application of the tilted balance of the NPPF, any adverse impacts would outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the Framework as a whole
What decided it
The adverse impacts of granting permission—conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, countryside protection policies, and the settlement's linear character—significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and biodiversity gain when assessed against the NPPF as a whole.
the adverse impacts of granting the planning permission, comprising conflict with the development plan and harm to countryside and settlement character, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and biodiversity net gain when assessed against the NPPF as a whole
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy HAL, Policy ST04, Policy DM04, Policy DM08A, Policy ST21, Policy ST10, Policy DM05, Policy DM06, Policy DM01, Policy ST18, Policy ST23, Policy DM10, Policy ST14, Policy DM08
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.