Land Adjacent To The Beeches , Vicarage Road , Cockwood, EX6 8RE

micro-dwelling on site of existing garage

Authority: Teignbridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Tucker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the sites are suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The Appeal A site is too constrained to accommodate a dwelling without harmful impacts on neighbouring living conditions, and the Appeal B site would harm the character and appearance of the area and breach the settlement boundary policy.

The benefits of delivering a single dwelling and modest economic benefits were outweighed by the harmful impacts on neighbouring living conditions (Appeal A) and harm to character and appearance and breach of settlement boundary policy (Appeal B)

Framework references: 11, 73, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S22, Policy EN2A, Policy GP1, Policy GP2, Policy GP3, Policy H12

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