®Planning appeal decision
Axtown Lodge, Green Lane, Axtown, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6BW
Planning appeal 3306164 at Axtown Lodge, Green Lane, Axtown, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6BW (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 June 2023 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the development accords with local policies that seek to maximise accessibility to services and facilities and reduce the dependency on private vehicles.
single storey new build dwelling associated enhanced landscaping including additional Devon bank provision and tree planting
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- PL20 6BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the development accords with local policies that seek to maximise accessibility to services and facilities and reduce the dependency on private vehicles
- the effects on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would conserve the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- whether the proposal would provide sufficient carbon reduction measures
What decided it
The proposal's location in an unsustainably accessible hamlet and its harmful effects on rural character and AONB landscape, which could not be remedied by landscaping mitigation, outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits.
The modest housing contribution and economic benefits of construction, together with limited biodiversity enhancements, did not outweigh the identified harms to location sustainability and character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SPT1Policy SPT2Policy TTV1Policy TTV2Policy TTV26Policy TTV27Policy DEV8Policy DEV23Policy DEV25Policy DEV32
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174
- Judgments
- Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [1982]; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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