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Dismissed21 July 20233315714

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

Planning appeal 3315714 at 3B Seymour Villas, Lane To Woolacombe Bay Holiday Parks, Woolacombe, EX34 7AQ (North Devon District Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposed development would be suitable, having regard to local and national planning policies concerning the location of housing.

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
Postcode
EX34 7AQ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST07Policy MORPolicy ST04Policy ST09Policy ST14Policy DM08APolicy DM04Policy DM08
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 2Paragraph 15

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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