®Planning appeal decision
Land off Radford Way, Okehampton, EX20 1UP
Planning appeal 3327985 at Land off Radford Way, Okehampton, EX20 1UP (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 October 2024 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would make appropriate provision of affordable housing.
outline planning permission with some matters reserved (access) for a mix of around 60 1 to 4 bedroom residential dwellings & associated infrastructure
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- EX20 1UP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would make appropriate provision of affordable housing
- whether the development would make appropriate financial contributions towards education and open space, sport and recreational infrastructure (OSSR)
- whether the development would provide satisfactory connectivity for pedestrians and vehicles
What decided it
The failure to provide appropriate affordable housing, particularly the complete absence of social rent tenure which is prioritised by the development plan, combined with insufficient evidence that the limited provision represents the maximum deliverable, meant the scheme did not accord with the development plan taken as a whole and the public benefits did not justify departure from it.
The public benefits of additional housing, affordable dwellings, the Kellands Lane link and greater land use efficiency did not outweigh the failure to accord with the development plan in respect of affordable housing provision, particularly the absence of social rent tenure.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV8Policy DEV9Policy DEL1Policy DEV30Policy DEV27Policy DEV3Policy DEV4Policy DEV29Policy DEV10
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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