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Dismissed12 January 20233301339

Land North of Holly Lane Farm, Halwill Junction, EX21 5UF

Planning appeal 3301339 at Land North of Holly Lane Farm, Halwill Junction, EX21 5UF (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 12 January 2023 by Inspector Sims B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the principle of the development located outside the defined settlement boundary of Halwill Junction.

Residential development (use class C3) with associated access, infrastructure and landscaping works comprising up to 41 dwellings

Authority
Torridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Sims B
Postcode
EX21 5UF

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST07Policy HALPolicy ST04Policy DM04Policy DM08APolicy ST21Policy ST10Policy DM05Policy DM06Policy DM01Policy ST18Policy ST23Policy DM10Policy ST14Policy DM08
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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