Heal Lodge, Track to West Heale Farm, Kings Nympton, Devon, EX37 9TB

the use of land for the stationing of a mobile home and retrospective approval for formation of access

Authority: North Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harwood A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The suitability of the site for a residential development given local policies
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
The extent of personal circumstances and other material considerations

What decided it

The substantial personal circumstances of the appellants, including serious health conditions and disability, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the application of the tilted balance, outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and policy non-compliance when a personal planning permission was granted.

The limited harms to local plan policies and the minor landscape and visual impacts, combined with the considerable weight given to the appellants' substantial personal circumstances and disability needs, outweighed the policy conflicts when assessed under the tilted balance, justifying a personal planning permission restricted to the named occupants.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy KGN, Policy ST10, Policy ST04, Policy DM04, Policy DM08A

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