®Planning appeal decision
Exeter Hill Car Park, Exter Hill, Cullompton, EX15 1DJ
Planning appeal 3367513 at Exeter Hill Car Park, Exter Hill, Cullompton, EX15 1DJ (Mid Devon District Council) was allowed on 4 November 2025 by Inspector Webber F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
- Postcode
- EX15 1DJ
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S7Policy S11Policy DM23Policy DM25Policy TC01Policy TC04
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 116
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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