®Planning appeal decision
Land at Pennpark, Modbury , PL21 0TB
the demolition of existing buildings and a residential redevelopment of up to 40 dwellings, including the formation of access and associated works
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rennie S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether pedestrian access to and from the site from the centre of Modbury is sufficiently safe with adequate footways for all users.
- Whether the quantum of affordable housing is sufficient and appropriate when considering site viability, which would contribute towards a suitable, inclusive and mixed rural community.
What decided it
The unacceptable risk to pedestrian/highway safety arising from the likely use of the unsafe Route 1 along the A379 outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
The harm from the unacceptable pedestrian/highway safety risk significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and other associated benefits, tipping the balance against the proposal.
Framework references: 58, 59, 11, 115, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy TTV 24, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV2, Policy DEV29, Policy DEV8, Policy DEV9, Policy DEL1, Policy MNP3, Policy MNP5, Policy MNP6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.