®Planning appeal decision
Land North East Of Clyst William Cross, Plymtree, EX15 2LQ
the construction of 2 dwellings
- 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
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the location of the site is suitable for residential development
- the effect of the proposal upon archaeological deposits and features
What decided it
The significant environmental harm to character and appearance, combined with the unsustainable location requiring reliance on private vehicles and unresolved archaeological concerns, substantially and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing supply, even under the tilted balance of paragraph 11.
The benefits of two additional dwellings (including self-build and low carbon features) were substantially outweighed by significant environmental harm to character and appearance and the unsustainable location requiring private vehicle reliance, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Strategy 7, Policy D1, Strategy 27, Policy TC2, Policy EN7
Judgments cited: Tesco Stores Ltd v Dundee City Council [2012] UKSC 13; Cherkley Campaign Ltd, R v Mole Valley DC & Anor EWCA Civ 567 (2014)
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