®Planning appeal decision
Site of Spillers Cottage, Road From Pear Tree Cottage To Deep Cut Farm, Shute, Axminster, Devon, EX13 7QG
the construction of a dwelling (retrospective) for occupation while the dwelling permitted under reference 21/0535/VAR is constructed, after which the first dwelling will be demolished
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the dwelling on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to its location within the East Devon AONB
- Whether the dwelling is acceptable in principle, having regard to development plan policy on development in the countryside and other material considerations
What decided it
The temporary nature of the dwelling and the appellant's genuine need for accommodation during self-build construction of the main dwelling, combined with the dwelling's non-permanent construction allowing reasonable removal, justified a temporary permission despite the countryside location policy conflict.
Plan policies cited: Strategy 46, Strategy 7, Policy D3
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