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Dismissed11 September 20253359853

Land at Wooda Road, Appledore, EX39 1UZ

Planning appeal 3359853 at Land at Wooda Road, Appledore, EX39 1UZ (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 11 September 2025 by Inspector Nicholls H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development complies with the development plan in terms of its scale and location.

residential development of up to 36 dwellings, public open space and associated infrastructure

Authority
Torridge District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development complies with the development plan in terms of its scale and location
  • the effects of the proposal on the Undeveloped Coast
  • the effects of the proposal on the landscape character and visual amenities of the area
  • whether adequate living conditions could be created for future occupiers, with particular regard to noise

What decided it

The cumulative and full-weight harms to the Undeveloped Coast, landscape character and visual amenity, and the unresolved risk of an unacceptable noise environment for future occupiers, were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme.

the harms to the Undeveloped Coast, landscape character/visual amenity and noise for future occupiers, attracting full weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and economic benefits, attracting great to modest weight

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST01Policy ST06Policy ST07Policy ST08Policy NORPolicy NOR07Policy ST09 (7)Policy ST14Policy DM08APolicy DM01Policy DM04Policy ST21
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 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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