Land south of Tree Tops, Toad Pit Lane, West Hill, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1LQ

two storey detached dwelling and change of use of land to residential curtilage

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Evans J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location of the site is suitable for residential development

What decided it

The location would necessitate reliance on private motor vehicles for future occupiers, causing significant environmental harm that substantially outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and self-build construction.

The benefits of housing delivery, self-build construction, and small carbon footprint were outweighed by the substantial cumulative environmental harm arising from the location's unsuitability for sustainable transport, with the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Strategy 5B, Strategy 7, Strategy 27, Policy TC2

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