®Planning appeal decision
Town Farm, Launceston Road , Bridestowe, Devon, EX20 4BR
construction of 28 dwellings (single & two storey) with associated infrastructure
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the lighting strategy would be acceptable
- whether the scheme could achieve satisfactory levels of biodiversity net gain (BNG)
- whether the scheme could achieve sufficient carbon reduction measures
- whether the scheme would provide appropriate levels of car parking
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land (currently 2.5 years) is a significant material consideration in favour of the scheme which would deliver 28 dwellings including 30% affordable housing.
The scheme accords with the development plan taken as a whole with no adverse impacts or other considerations indicating a decision should be taken otherwise; the substantial deficit in housing land supply weighs significantly in favour of the proposal.
Framework references: 58
Plan policies cited: Policy DEV26, Policy DEV29, Policy DEV32, Policy H7
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.