®Planning appeal decision
West Country Concrete Products, Enford Works, Shebbear, Devon, EX21 5RY
Planning appeal 3351681 at West Country Concrete Products, Enford Works, Shebbear, Devon, EX21 5RY (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 27 June 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would make sufficient provision for affordable housing, and whether appropriate financial contributions towards community infrastructure would be provided.
33 residential units with associated landscaping and play space
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- EX21 5RY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would make sufficient provision for affordable housing, and whether appropriate financial contributions towards community infrastructure would be provided
What decided it
The failure to secure appropriate provision for affordable homes and community infrastructure payments, which the Inspector found critical to the scheme's sustainability and afforded the highest possible weight as harm, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery against the Framework as a whole.
the benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of a previously developed site were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the failure to secure appropriate affordable housing and community infrastructure contributions
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST18Policy ST23Policy DM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 8
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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