®Planning appeal decision
Land at Hartnolls Farm, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4PZ
Planning appeal 3313401 at Land at Hartnolls Farm, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4PZ (Mid Devon District Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Housden S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to the policies for the location of development in the Local Plan, including in particular Policies S1, S2 and S14.
outline planning application for the extension to the existing business park for up to 3.9ha of employment land and up to 150 residential dwellings with associated open space and infrastructure (with means of access to be determined only)
- Authority
- Mid Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Housden S
- Postcode
- EX16 4PZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to the policies for the location of development in the Local Plan, including in particular Policies S1, S2 and S14.
What decided it
The site's location outside the Tiverton settlement limit conflicted with Policies S2 and S14 of the Local Plan, and this conflict with the development plan as a whole was not outweighed by the scheme's benefits.
The significant weight given to housing delivery and biodiversity net gain, together with moderate weight for economic and renewable energy benefits and limited weight for the TEUE secondary access, did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan's settlement strategy under Policies S2 and S14, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S2Policy S3Policy S4Policies S10 – S13Policy S14Policies TIV1 – TIV5Policy TIV13Policy TIV15Policy DM15Policy DM17Policy DM18Policy DM25Policy DM26Policy T1 (Tiverton Neighbourhood Plan)
- Judgments
- Tesco Stores Limited v Dundee City Council [2012] UKSC 13
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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