Planning appeal decision
The Old Parsonage, High Street, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3RG
Planning appeal 3309494 at The Old Parsonage, High Street, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 3RG (Mid Devon District Council) was allowed on 6 April 2023 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
retention of building for use as additional living accommodation
- Authority
- Mid Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- EX15 3RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The particular circumstances of the site, including boundary fencing, intervening distance, screening vegetation, and the building's modest scale comparable to permitted development, mean the development does not cause undue harm to neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy DM1Policy DM11
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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