®Planning appeal decision
Land at Grid Reference 245310 125398, Upcott, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5HB
proposed single storey dwelling
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Rose C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, with particular regard to the local development strategy and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would result in significant harm to the character and appearance of the area by introducing a prominent built form that would detract from the open, undeveloped natural river corridor, contrary to the local development strategy and landscape character requirements.
The limited benefits of housing supply, local economic benefit and biodiversity were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance of the area and conflict with the local development strategy when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 80, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy ST21, Policy ST09, Policy ST14, Policy DM04, Policy DM08A, Policy ST10
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.