Planning appeal decision
Weston Cottage, Ashcombe Road, Higher Dawlish Water, Dawlish, EX7 0QW
Planning appeal 3341341 at Weston Cottage, Ashcombe Road, Higher Dawlish Water, Dawlish, EX7 0QW (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 9 December 2024 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would accord with the strategy of the Development Plan, with regard to access to services and facilities.
use of annexe as a separate dwelling with associated minor works
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- EX7 0QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would accord with the strategy of the Development Plan, with regard to access to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Weston Cottage, with regard to privacy
What decided it
The proposal's location in isolated countryside with poor access to services and facilities by sustainable transport means, requiring heavy reliance on private vehicles and conflicting with the Development Plan strategy, outweighs the ability to mitigate privacy concerns by condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S22Policy S1Policy S7Policy S9Policy EN3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84
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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