Primms Cottage, Poundsgate, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ13 7PR

replacement house and studio

Authority: Dartmoor
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hills J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether there is sufficient justification for a replacement dwelling, with particular regard to energy efficiency, design, and scale
The effect of the proposal on heritage assets
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Drainage in order to minimise flood risk and protect water quality

What decided it

The proposal failed to accord with the development plan as a whole, particularly the replacement homes policy requiring justification through energy efficiency and design quality, and caused unjustified harm to non-designated heritage assets and the character and appearance of the National Park.

Framework references: 135, 182, 209, 55

Plan policies cited: Policy 3.8, Strategic Policy 1.1, Strategic Policy 1.2, Strategic Policy 1.5, Strategic Policy 1.6, Strategic Policy 2.1, Strategic Policy 2.6, Strategic Policy 2.7

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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