®Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Thornlea View, Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 3HB
Planning appeal 3333802 at Land to the East of Thornlea View, Hope Cove, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 3HB (South Hams District Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2024 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policies for the delivery of housing.
Erection of 6 semi-detached two bedroom affordable dwellings and 4 detached four bedroom houses with detached double garages, associated new highway access and service road, foul and rainwater drainage strategy, landscaping and habitat creation measures and detail
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- TQ7 3HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policies for the delivery of housing
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable housing mix
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including on the South Devon National Landscape and the Undeveloped and Heritage Coast
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to i) pedestrian access; ii) access to public transport; and iii) refuse collections
- the effect of the proposed development on protected and priority species and related habitats
- whether necessary obligations in respect of infrastructural impacts, the provision of affordable housing and restrictions in occupancy would be secured
What decided it
The proposal failed to meet the criteria of Policy TTV27 for rural exception sites, particularly regarding the proportion of market housing and the absence of an executed s106 agreement to secure affordable housing in perpetuity, combined with significant harm to landscape character and unresolved highway safety concerns.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TTV1Policy TTV26Policy TTV27Policy SH Env1Policy SH H3Policy SPT1Policy SPT2Policy DEV8Policy DEV10Policy DEV20Policy DEV23Policy DEV24Policy DEV25Policy DEV28Policy SH Env2Policy SH Env5Policy SH HBE3Policy DEV29Policy DEV26Policy DEV30Policy SH H1Policy SH H2Policy DEV32
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.