®Planning appeal decision
Tritchayne Farm Cottages, Colyton, EX24 6SP
Planning appeal 3355019 at Tritchayne Farm Cottages, Colyton, EX24 6SP (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the units are suitable for permanent residential accommodation having regard to local and national policy concerning dwellings in the open countryside and their accessibility to local services.
conversion of redundant farm buildings to holiday let units without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 7/79/00/P0545/00155, dated 15th June 2000
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hills J
- Postcode
- EX24 6SP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the units are suitable for permanent residential accommodation having regard to local and national policy concerning dwellings in the open countryside and their accessibility to local services
What decided it
The proposal would result in 5 isolated homes in the countryside with poor access to services and facilities by sustainable transport modes, conflicting with both the development plan and national policy on sustainable development, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery.
The social benefits of housing delivery and modest economic benefits carry significant weight, but the harm arising from poor access to services and facilities by sustainable transport modes and the conflict with sustainable development objectives significantly and demonstrably outweighs these benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 1Strategy 2Strategy 5BStrategy 7Policy TC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 115Paragraph 117
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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