®Planning appeal decision
Lucehayne Cottage, Road From New Road To Halshayne, Widworthy, EX14 9JS
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
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
Framework references: 11, 60, 80, 84, 85
Plan policies cited: Strategy 7, Strategy 5B, Policy TC2, Policy E16, Policy D8
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.