®Planning appeal decision
Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5BS
erection of 5 flats on 3 storeys
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hills J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Living conditions of nearby neighbours, with particular reference to privacy, shade, and outlook
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to privacy
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of nearby neighbours outweighed the modest housing benefit of a single additional flat in circumstances where a fallback permission already existed.
Under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, the adverse impacts of granting permission (significant harm to character and appearance, and harm to neighbouring living conditions) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (one additional flat in a sustainable location with limited economic benefits), such that the proposal would not constitute sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 128, 135
Plan policies cited: Objective 9, CP4, CP17, H2, DG1, DG4
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.