®Planning appeal decision
Exeter Hill car park, Exter Hill, Cullompton, EX15 1DJ
the erection of a minimum of 7 dwellings and a maximum of 9 dwellings
- Authority
- Mid Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Webber F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed residential development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cullompton Conservation Area (CCA) and preserve the setting of listed buildings adjacent to Lower Bullring
- the effect of the partial loss of parking on the vitality and viability of the town centre and highway safety
- the effect of the proposal on the privacy of neighbouring residents having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of the development
What decided it
The site's location within a sustainable town centre with good access to services and public transport, combined with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, meant that the benefits of delivering 7-9 dwellings outweighed the partial loss of parking provision.
the benefits of housing delivery on a sustainable town centre site outweighed the partial loss of public parking, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the NPPF
Framework references: 11, 116
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S7, Policy S11, Policy DM23, Policy DM25, Policy TC01, Policy TC04
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.