®Planning appeal decision
2 Lime Grove, EXMOUTH, EX8 5NN
a permission in principle for 1 no. dwelling
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the residential estate arising from the loss of the planned openness at the road junction, which outweighs the modest housing benefit even in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply.
The modest benefits of providing one dwelling in a sustainable location and near services, and the great weight attributed by the Framework to windfall housing, were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance; the adverse impacts cumulatively and significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Plan policies cited: Strategy 6, Policy D1, Policy EB2, LP Strategies 47 and 50
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