Planning appeal decision
Land at Leigh Cross, Teign Village, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9QH
Planning appeal 3315797 at Land at Leigh Cross, Teign Village, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9QH (Dartmoor) was dismissed on 9 November 2023 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location.
1 affordable dwelling
- Authority
- Dartmoor
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- TQ13 9QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location
- its effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appeal site is not located within or adjoining the settlement boundary and therefore lies in open countryside where new dwellings are inappropriate, combined with the harm to the character and appearance of the National Park landscape that cannot be outweighed by the limited benefits of providing one affordable dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategic Policy 1.1Strategic Policy 1.2Strategic Policy 1.3Strategic Policy 1.5Strategic Policy 2.6Strategic Policy 3.1Strategic Policy 3.5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176
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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