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Dismissed22 November 20243348030

Land Adjacent to Rock Cottage, Cofton Hill, Cockwood, Devon , EX6 8SG

Planning appeal 3348030 at Land Adjacent to Rock Cottage, Cofton Hill, Cockwood, Devon , EX6 8SG (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 22 November 2024 by Inspector Hughes L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the preservation of the setting of Rock Cottage as a Grade II listed building, and the preservation or enhancement of the Cockwood Conservation Area.

Construction of two dwellings plus associated creation of vehicular access and landscaping (phased development)

Authority
Teignbridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
EX6 8SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the preservation of the setting of Rock Cottage as a Grade II listed building, and the preservation or enhancement of the Cockwood Conservation Area
  • Whether the Council can demonstrate a deliverable housing land supply as required by the Framework

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the setting of Rock Cottage and to the Cockwood Conservation Area, given great weight, outweighed the moderate and minor weight benefits of the scheme.

the great weight given to the less-than-substantial harm to the conservation area and the setting of Rock Cottage outweighed the moderate weight given to the housing land supply benefit and the minor weight given to economic, self-build, biodiversity and sustainability benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S22Policy EN5Policy EN2APolicy ENV4Policy S1Policy S2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 70Paragraph 83Paragraph 135Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208Paragraph 226

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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