Kilmore House, Road From Hayes Farm To New Lodge, Poltimore, Devon, EX4 0AT

outline application for an exception site comprising of 4 affordable houses and 2 open market houses making 6 dwellings in total

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Tucker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitably located for the proposal
Its effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal fails to accord with the specific locational criteria of Strategy 35 and would harm the character and appearance of the area, and material considerations are not sufficient to outweigh this conflict with the development plan.

The benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision were outweighed by the conflict with key development plan policies controlling location and character, and the harm to the rural character and appearance of the area.

Framework references: 11, 77, 226

Plan policies cited: Strategy 35, Policy TC2, Policy D1, Policy D2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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