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Dismissed1 October 20253356552

42 Station Road, Okehampton, EX20 1EA

Planning appeal 3356552 at 42 Station Road, Okehampton, EX20 1EA (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 October 2025 by Inspector Faulkner H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to whether or not the scheme would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Okehampton Conservation Area.

for a dropped kerb and removal of section of wall to provide off-road parking hardstanding

Authority
West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Faulkner H
Postcode
EX20 1EA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to whether or not the scheme would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Okehampton Conservation Area

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area's special significance from the removal of a large section of the boundary wall, which is a valued component of the street scene, outweighs the modest public benefits of providing off-road disabled parking.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DEV21 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 215

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