®Planning appeal decision
1 Causeway Cottages Causeway, Beer, Seaton, EX12 3LF
Planning appeal 3365472 at 1 Causeway Cottages Causeway, Beer, Seaton, EX12 3LF (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 2 September 2025 by Inspector Kay D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II listed buildings, the 'Almshouses', and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Beer Conservation Area.
garden works including replacement of boundary fence
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Kay D
- Postcode
- EX12 3LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the special attention that should be paid to the desirability of preserving the setting of the nearby Grade II listed buildings, the 'Almshouses', and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Beer Conservation Area
What decided it
The prominence, height, materials and contemporary design of the fence cause unwarranted harm to the setting of the listed buildings and the character and appearance of the conservation area, with no sufficient public benefits to justify this harm under paragraph 215 of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy EN10Policy HBE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
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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