Dreamland Stables, Exeter, Devon, EX4 9JL

Planning appeal 3331163 at Dreamland Stables, Exeter, Devon, EX4 9JL (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2024 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the provisions of local and national policy.

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
Postcode: EX4 9JL

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LS1Policy H1Policy CP4Policy CP16
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 11Paragraph 180

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