®Planning appeal decision
Axtown Lodge, Green Lane, Axtown, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6BW
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
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.
Framework references: 174
Plan policies cited: Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV1, Policy TTV2, Policy TTV26, Policy TTV27, Policy DEV8, Policy DEV23, Policy DEV25, Policy DEV32
Judgments cited: Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [1982]; City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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.