®Planning appeal decision
Obelisk Gardens, Road Past Mamhead Grange, Mamhead, Devon, EX6 8HG
Change of use of land for the siting of 14 holiday lodges and the demolition of glasshouses, the retention of one glasshouse for use as a winter garden, alterations to the access arrangements at the application site, construction of internal roads, parking spaces, hard standings, deckings and associated landscaping
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Edginton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would accord with local policies with regard to accessibility and sustainable transport choices
- The effect of the development on biodiversity and protected species
What decided it
The development would fail to accord with local plan policies on accessibility and sustainable transport choices, and would cause unmitigated adverse impacts on biodiversity and protected species, particularly bats and reptiles, contrary to the development plan and national policy.
Framework references: 85, 105, 110, 174, 179
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S9, Policy S12, Policy S22, Policy EC11, Policy EN12, Policy EN8, Policy S2
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