Annexe at Huxham View (Church Hill Cottage), Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon, EX4 9JJ

Planning appeal 3318928 at Annexe at Huxham View (Church Hill Cottage), Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon, EX4 9JJ (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 7 December 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, having regard to access to services and facilities.

a change of use from a redundant annex to C3 dwelling house

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Butcher C
Postcode: EX4 9JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to access to services and facilities
Whether suitable provision has been made for foul drainage

What decided it

The shortfall in five-year housing land supply, combined with limited transport harm and adequate mitigation for SPA effects, meant adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The benefits of providing a single new home to assist in meeting housing need, albeit afforded limited weight, were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited harm arising from reliance on the private car and the neutral impact of isolated development in the countryside, when assessed against the Framework as a whole under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D8Policy TC2Strategy 5BPolicy EN19
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 80

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