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Lucehayne Cottage, Road From New Road To Halshayne, Widworthy, EX14 9JS
Planning appeal 3302272 at Lucehayne Cottage, Road From New Road To Halshayne, Widworthy, EX14 9JS (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2022 by Inspector White J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for the proposed holiday accommodation, having regard to the policies set out in the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework that seek to restrict development in the countryside and minimise the need to travel by private car.
change of use of annexe building, approved under permission 18/2546/FUL, for use as either an annexe and/or for holiday accommodation purposes
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- White J
- Postcode
- EX14 9JS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for the proposed holiday accommodation, having regard to the policies set out in the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework that seek to restrict development in the countryside and minimise the need to travel by private car
What decided it
The proposal would substantially increase reliance on private car use in a remote rural location without realistic alternatives for sustainable transport, conflicting with development plan policies and Framework guidance on sustainable development, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of providing one additional holiday accommodation unit.
The adverse impacts of the proposed development relating to its location where it would substantially add to the need to travel by car significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of providing one additional housing unit and modest economic advantages, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 7Strategy 5BPolicy TC2Policy E16Policy D8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 80Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
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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