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Dismissed9 January 20253344169

Cloberry Cottage, Brentor, Devon, PL19 0NG

Planning appeal 3344169 at Cloberry Cottage, Brentor, Devon, PL19 0NG (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 January 2025 by Inspector Pope N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling, having particular regard to national and local planning policies for housing within the countryside.

the construction of a single dwelling (including ancillary buildings and SuDS feature) in the garden/amenity space of Cloberry Cottage

Authority
West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pope N
Postcode
PL19 0NG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling, having particular regard to national and local planning policies for housing within the countryside
  • The effect upon the character and appearance of the area, including the likely impact upon trees growing within and immediately around the site
  • Whether the proposal would exacerbate any imbalance in the local stock of housing
  • The effect upon highway safety
  • The likely effect upon nature conservation interests within the Tamar European Marine Site

What decided it

The absence of a secured mechanism to mitigate adverse effects on the Tamar SAC and SPA, combined with harm to character and appearance and highway safety concerns, meant the tilted balance could not be engaged and the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

The benefits of housing supply and economic benefits were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, highway safety, and unmitigated adverse effects on nature conservation interests within the SAC and SPA

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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