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Dismissed13 September 20243334395

Land at Timbers Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0DW

Planning appeal 3334395 at Land at Timbers Road, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0DW (Dartmoor) was dismissed on 13 September 2024 by Inspector Spencer-Peet A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would meet identified local needs in terms of affordable housing (Appeal A).

full planning permission for highway improvements to Timbers Road

Authority
Dartmoor
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Spencer-Peet A
Postcode
TQ11 0DW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposed development would meet identified local needs in terms of affordable housing (Appeal A)
  • Whether or not adequate information has been provided in respect of surface water drainage (Appeals A and B)
  • The effect of the proposed development on South Hams Special Area of Conservation (the SAC) (Appeals A and B)

What decided it

The proposal under Appeal A conflicts with the development plan's requirements for an up-to-date housing needs assessment and a suitable mix of affordable housing types, and Appeal B lacks adequate information on surface water drainage; these conflicts with the development plan, to which significant weight is attached, outweigh the benefits of housing and highway improvements.

The significant weight given to the conflict with development plan policies outweighed the significant weight given to the cumulative benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, economic benefits, and highway improvements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Strategic Policy 3.1Strategic Policy 3.2Strategic Policy 3.3Strategic Policy 2.5Strategic Policy 2.2Strategic Policy 2.3Proposal 7.6Dartmoor Local Plan 2018-2036

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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