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Allowed8 July 20253360422

Land at Penfield, Tipton Vale Road, Fluxton, Tipton St John , Devon, EX11 1RL

Planning appeal 3360422 at Land at Penfield, Tipton Vale Road, Fluxton, Tipton St John , Devon, EX11 1RL (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 8 July 2025 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be located so as to be safe with regard to flood risk and whether it would avoid increasing the risk of flooding elsewhere.

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Authority
East Devon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Nicholls H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development would be located so as to be safe with regard to flood risk and whether it would avoid increasing the risk of flooding elsewhere

What decided it

The sequential approach was satisfied by locating the development on the lowest-risk part of the site, and given the small scale and business continuity needs, no reasonably available alternative sites existed elsewhere.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN21Policy EN22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 173

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