Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Wayleaves, Monkokehampton, Devon, EX19 8SE
Planning appeal 3340883 at Land Adjacent to Wayleaves, Monkokehampton, Devon, EX19 8SE (West Devon Borough Council) was allowed on 23 July 2024 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the proposal would be acceptable having regard to the risk of flooding.
erection of a pair of 2 bedroomed dwellings
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- EX19 8SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the proposal would be acceptable having regard to the risk of flooding
What decided it
The site-specific flood risk assessment demonstrated that the site is at low risk from all sources of flooding and would be safe in a 1 in 100-year flood event with climate change allowance, placing it at the same flood risk level as Flood Zone 1 sites, so the sequential test would not require alternative sites to be considered.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DEV35
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 165Paragraph 167Paragraph 168Paragraph 173
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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