®Planning appeal decision
The Barn and Pinn Cottage, Bowd, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0ND
Planning appeal 3343375 at The Barn and Pinn Cottage, Bowd, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0ND (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 3 February 2025 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the occupancy condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the local development strategy and the accessibility of the appeal site to shops, services, facilities and employment via sustainable modes of travel and transport.
the construction of a single storey house/bungalow without complying with a condition attached to outline planning permission Ref 7/39/02/P1130/00114, dated 10 September 2002
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- EX10 0ND
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the occupancy condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the local development strategy and the accessibility of the appeal site to shops, services, facilities and employment via sustainable modes of travel and transport
What decided it
The occupancy condition is not reasonable and necessary given the site's accessibility to sustainable transport, the lack of specific policy addressing removal of such conditions, and the extensive marketing evidence demonstrating the occupancy tie prevents sale of the property.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 7Strategy 3Strategy 5Policy TC2Strategy 32Policy E18Policy 9 of the Sid Valley Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2031
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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