3B Seymour Villas, Lane To Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks, WOOLACOMBE, EX34 7AQ

the demolition of existing garage and construction of a single new dwelling

Authority: North Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rogers J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location of the proposed development would be suitable, having regard to local and national planning policies concerning the location of housing
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the natural beauty of the North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The proposed development's conflict with Policy ST07 of the Local Plan, which restricts countryside development to specific categories that the open market dwelling does not meet, outweighed the modest housing and environmental benefits.

The modest social, economic and environmental benefits of the additional dwelling and site improvements were outweighed by the considerable weight attached to the conflict with the development plan as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

Framework references: 11, 2, 15

Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy MOR, Policy ST04, Policy ST09, Policy ST14, Policy DM08A, Policy DM04, Policy DM08

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