®Planning appeal decision
Heal Lodge, Kings Nympton, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9TB
Planning appeal 3360147 at Heal Lodge, Kings Nympton, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9TB (North Devon District Council) was dismissed on 23 April 2026 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the site for a residential development given local policies.
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
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- EX37 9TB
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 temporary, personal nature of the permission, meant that the adverse impacts of granting permission did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The limited harms to local plan policies and the minor landscape and visual impacts, combined with the temporary and personal nature of the use, were outweighed by the considerable weight given to the appellants' substantial personal circumstances relating to disability, health needs and the requirement for a stable environment, in the context of an out-of-date development plan and the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST07Policy KGNPolicy ST10Policy ST04Policy DM04Policy DM08A
- 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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