Land Adjoining Pencroft, Wilmington , Honiton , EX14 9JW

Planning appeal 3361196 at Land Adjoining Pencroft, Wilmington , Honiton , EX14 9JW (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2026 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.

Without planning permission and within the last 4 years, unauthorised Operational Development under Section 171B(1) of the Act consisting of the removal of a Devon Bank to create a vehicular entrance/exit onto and off the A35 (Honiton to Axminster Road) together with a hardstanding area and the erection of a fence in excess of 2 metres in height facing on to the highway in the approximate position shown edged blue on the enclosed Location Plan

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Gethin T
Postcode: EX14 9JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The new access does not provide sufficient visibility for vehicles exiting the site or for approaching traffic on the A35, creating a significant collision risk that cannot be justified by the appellant's other commitments to conservation and community benefit.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy TC7

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