®Planning appeal decision
Tytherleigh Bathrooms and Farm Shop, Tytherleigh, EX13 7BE
the construction of 5 no. dwellings, means of access and associated works
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to trees
- whether the development would be in a suitable location, with particular regard to development plan policies and accessibility to services and facilities
- whether the proposal would include appropriate measures for surface water drainage
- the effect of the development on the integrity of the River Axe Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The absence of a strategic mitigation scheme to address the adverse effect on the River Axe SAC through nutrient neutrality, combined with harm to character and appearance through tree loss and the location in open countryside, provided clear reasons for refusal that the housing supply shortfall could not overcome.
The benefits of brownfield reuse, housing provision and rural community vitality were outweighed by harm to character and appearance, conflict with countryside protection policies, and the likely adverse effect on the River Axe SAC integrity, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Strategy 7, Strategy 5B, Policy TC2, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy D3, Policy EN22, Strategy 3, Strategy 5, Strategy 47, Policy EN5, Policy CPNP 04, Policy CPNP 01
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.