Syringa, Northam, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3PS

Planning appeal 3321302 at Syringa, Northam, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3PS (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 5 January 2024 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 the Council's spatial strategy and access to services and facilities.

2 live-work dwellings

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Butcher C
Postcode: EX39 3PS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and access to services and facilities
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by locating open market residential development in an unsustainable countryside location lacking services and facilities, and this conflict is not outweighed by the limited housing and economic benefits of a two-dwelling scheme.

The limited benefits of two live-work dwellings contributing to local housing supply and providing some economic benefits do not outweigh the identified conflict with the development plan and the unsustainability of the location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ST07Policy DM14Policy ST10 part 3(g)Policy NOR10Policy ST14 parts (f) and (g)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 11
Judgments: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and others [2018]

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