®Planning appeal decision
Dreamland Stables, Exeter, Devon, EX4 9JL
replace stables (approved for conversion to dwelling, ref. 21/1045/FUL) with new dwelling and associated works including landscaping and parking
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hills J
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
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the proposal's scale, massing and oversized garden significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution, even in the context of an absent five-year housing land supply and an extant fallback permission.
The modest housing and economic benefits and carbon reduction benefits were substantially outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance; the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework did not apply because the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 84, 11, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy LS1, Policy H1, Policy CP4, Policy CP16
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.