®Planning appeal decision
Land at Ford Farm, Woodbury, EX5 1NJ
This application seeks permission in principle for the erection of 9no self-build dwellings
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The adverse impacts of granting permission in principle—conflict with the spatial strategy, inadequate access to services and facilities, and significant harm to character and appearance—significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The modest benefits of housing supply and self-build provision were outweighed by significant negative weight given to conflict with the spatial strategy, failure to provide adequate access to services and facilities, and harm to character and appearance; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against Framework policies for directing development to sustainable locations.
Framework references: 11, 232
Plan policies cited: Strategy 5b, Strategy 7, Strategy 27, Strategy 46, Policy TC2, Policy D1
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.