Planning appeal decision
Land South of Underhill Close, Lympstone, Devon, EX8 5JE
Planning appeal 3341698 at Land South of Underhill Close, Lympstone, Devon, EX8 5JE (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 27 November 2024 by Inspector Walker K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the variation of condition 1 on the character and appearance of the area.
the construction of a single storey dwelling with annexe accommodation without complying with conditions attached to reserved matters permission Ref 22/2410/RES, dated 21 July 2023
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the variation of condition 1 on the character and appearance of the area
- whether conditions 8 and 9 are reasonable and necessary in the interests of the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 3 and 8 Underhill Close and Highfield, with particular regard to privacy
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the European Sites
What decided it
The approved scheme as a fallback position, combined with the modest nature of the proposed changes and the distance and filtered nature of available views, demonstrated that the amended design would not harm character and appearance or the Green Wedge, subject to material details being agreed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 7Policy D1Strategy 8Policy 3 of the Lympstone Neighbourhood Plan (2015)Strategies 47 and 50
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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