®Planning appeal decision
Sandhurst, Road from Eastington Cross to Orchard Cross, Lapford , Devon, EX17 6QE
outline permission for 3 Self-build dwellings
- Authority
- Mid Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, with particular regard to the local development strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance of the area and conflict with the local development strategy outweigh the moderate benefits of housing supply and self-build provision, particularly in the absence of a mechanism to secure the dwellings as self-build units.
The moderate benefits of housing supply, self-build housing, economic benefits and job creation were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 63
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S13, Policy S14, Policy DM6, Policy S3, Policy S9, Policy DM1
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.