®Planning appeal decision
Avon Inn, Avonwick, SOUTH BRENT, TQ10 9NB
Use of two pods in the private garden of the Avon Inn for full time B+B as part of the pub business. This is a resubmission of application 3337/23/FUL with an updated flood risk assessment
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Faulkner H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be safe from flooding and comply with national planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location with particular regard to accessibility of services
- whether the need for tourist accommodation has been demonstrated
What decided it
The serious concerns regarding flood risk, with the site in Flood Zone 3 and the Environment Agency objecting due to inadequate flood risk assessment and significant risk to life in an extreme flood event, combined with failure to demonstrate a Sequential Test or Exception Test as required by policy.
Framework references: 176, 88, 98
Plan policies cited: Policy DEV35, Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy DEV15
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.