Stables and Sand School Adj Willowmead, Toby Lane, Woodbury Salterton , EX5 1QB

Planning appeal 3326441 at Stables and Sand School Adj Willowmead, Toby Lane, Woodbury Salterton , EX5 1QB (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 26 January 2024 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the provisions of local and national policy and its accessibility to services and facilities.

change of use from stable to self-build dwelling including associated works and parking

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hills J
Postcode: EX5 1QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the provisions of local and national policy and its accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The building is not redundant or disused within the meaning of paragraph 84 of the Framework, and the site's poor accessibility to services and facilities means it is not a suitable location for residential development.

The modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm arising from poor access to services and facilities and conflict with sustainable development principles, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Strategy 5bPolicy TC2Policy D8Strategy 7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 116Paragraph 11

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