®Planning appeal decision
Lily Farm Vineyard, Dalditch Lane, Budleigh Salterton,, Devon, EX9 7AH
Planning appeal 3354532 at Lily Farm Vineyard, Dalditch Lane, Budleigh Salterton,, Devon, EX9 7AH (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 25 February 2025 by Inspector Hills J, 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.
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
- Postcode
- EX9 7AH
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy D1LP Strategy 7LP Strategy 46NP Policy NE1LP Policy TC2LP Strategy 5BLP Policy H4NP Policy H4LP Policy EN21NP Policy EC1LP Policy E4LP Policy E5LP Strategy 28LP Strategy 21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 117Paragraph 84Paragraph 170Paragraph 174Paragraph 177Paragraph 178Paragraph 179Paragraph 167Paragraph 11
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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