®Planning appeal decision
Lily Farm Vineyard, Dalditch Lane, Budleigh Salterton,, Devon, EX9 7AH
managers accommodation and extension to Lily Farm Vineyard Business Premises
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hills J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to access to services and facilities
- whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker having regard to the development plan and national policy
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to flood risk
What decided it
The combined harm to the character and appearance of the National Landscape and the failure to pass the flood risk exception test engaged Framework footnote 7 policies, removing the presumption in favour of sustainable development despite the housing land supply shortfall.
the identified harms to the National Landscape, accessibility, absence of essential rural worker need, and flood risk outweighed the modest benefits and other considerations, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole and permission was refused
Framework references: 189, 117, 84, 170, 174, 177, 178, 179, 167, 11
Plan policies cited: LP Policy D1, LP Strategy 7, LP Strategy 46, NP Policy NE1, LP Policy TC2, LP Strategy 5B, LP Policy H4, NP Policy H4, LP Policy EN21, NP Policy EC1, LP Policy E4, LP Policy E5, LP Strategy 28, LP Strategy 21
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.