®Planning appeal decision
Land at NGR 273411 108426 (Sandhurst), Lapford, Crediton, Devon, EX17 6QE
the erection of 14 dwellings to include a footpath link
- Authority
- Mid Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Reeves K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be acceptable in this countryside location, having regard to the development plan and national planning policies relating to rural exception sites
What decided it
The proposed 14 dwellings exceed the identified local housing need of 7 dwellings and include more open market housing than is required to make a policy-compliant affordable housing scheme viable, resulting in unjustified development that causes unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the landscape.
The limited benefits of 14 dwellings (including 8 affordable dwellings) and associated social and economic benefits were outweighed by significant harm to the spatial strategy and unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the landscape caused by the proliferation of unjustified housing development into the undeveloped countryside.
Framework references: 82
Plan policies cited: Policy S14, Policy DM6
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.