Obelisk Gardens, Road Past Mamhead Grange, Mamhead, Devon, EX6 8HG

Planning appeal 3315694 at Obelisk Gardens, Road Past Mamhead Grange, Mamhead, Devon, EX6 8HG (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2023 by Inspector Edginton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would accord with local policies with regard to accessibility and sustainable transport choices.

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
Postcode: EX6 8HG

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S1Policy S9Policy S12Policy S22Policy EC11Policy EN12Policy EN8Policy S2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 85Paragraph 105Paragraph 110Paragraph 174Paragraph 179

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