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Dismissed28 December 20223303671

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

Planning appeal 3303671 at Land South of Tree Tops, Toad Pit Lane, West Hill, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1LQ (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 28 December 2022 by Inspector Evans J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the site is suitable for residential development.

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
Postcode
EX11 1LQ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Strategy 5BStrategy 7Strategy 27Policy TC2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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