®Planning appeal decision
Land To West of Marles Close, Awliscombe, Honiton , Devon , EX14 3GA
Planning appeal 3353376 at Land To West of Marles Close, Awliscombe, Honiton , Devon , EX14 3GA (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 6 May 2025 by Inspector Pickernell E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a dwelling with particular regard to the development plan for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities.
erection of a dwelling, to include a detached single garage, creation of a driveway and associated soft and hard landscaping
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
- Postcode
- EX14 3GA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a dwelling with particular regard to the development plan for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land rendered the development plan policies out of date, engaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development, which tipped the balance in favour of the proposal despite its conflict with the spatial strategy.
The conflict with the development plan policies relating to housing delivery was outweighed by the benefits of housing provision in a reasonably accessible location and associated social and economic benefits, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying due to the five-year housing land supply shortfall
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 1Strategy 2Strategy 5BStrategy 6Strategy 7Policy TC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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