®Planning appeal decision
Kings Arms Farm, Nags Head Road, Honiton, Devon, EX14 3AP
Two storey Residential Home for Vulnerable People set in grounds of Existing Home for Vulnerable People
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Gethin T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether the proposed development would be suitably located in relation to flood risk, with particular regard to the sequential test
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan taken as a whole due to harm to character and appearance and failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk, and no material considerations carry sufficient weight to warrant a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
The social and economic benefits of providing needed accommodation for vulnerable people and the viability advantages to the existing care home use attracted significant weight, but did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance and the conflict with flood risk policy arising from failure to apply the sequential test.
Framework references: 168
Plan policies cited: LP Policy D1, Strategy 7, LP Policy EN21, LP Strategy 4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.