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Notice upheld23 April 20263360148

Heal Lodge, Kings Nympton, Umberleigh, Devon, EX37 9TB

Planning appeal 3360148 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 relating to the appellants' serious health conditions and disability, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the limited extent of harm, justified granting a personal planning permission restricted to the appellants' occupation despite the site's unsuitability under development plan policies.

The limited harms to landscape character and appearance and to development plan policies were outweighed by the considerable weight given to the appellants' substantial personal circumstances and specific health and disability needs, assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole in the context of an out-of-date development plan and lack of housing land supply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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