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Dismissed29 January 20253347514

Land at Pennpark, Modbury , PL21 0TB

Planning appeal 3347514 at Land at Pennpark, Modbury , PL21 0TB (South Hams District Council) was dismissed on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Rennie S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether pedestrian access to and from the site from the centre of Modbury is sufficiently safe with adequate footways for all users.

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
Postcode
PL21 0TB

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TTV 24Policy SPT2Policy TTV2Policy DEV29Policy DEV8Policy DEV9Policy DEL1Policy MNP3Policy MNP5Policy MNP6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 58Paragraph 59Paragraph 11Paragraph 115Paragraph 116

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