Land Adjacent Huckleberry House, Bridestowe, OKEHAMPTON, EX20 4AR

permission in principle for a self-build single dwelling

Authority: West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Sharp S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is in a suitable location for one dwelling, having regard to the land use and relevant policies for the location of housing and the development plan's spatial strategy

What decided it

The shortfall in housing supply and the out-of-date development plan policies, combined with the site's accessibility to services and sustainable location characteristics, mean the adverse impacts of allowing development outside the settlement boundary do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of an additional home.

The adverse impacts derived from the site's location beyond the neighbourhood plan's settlement boundary do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of an additional home in this location, accessible by foot to the shop/post office and Bridestowe's other services, in the context of a significant shortfall in housing supply and out-of-date policies

Framework references: 11, 14, 70

Plan policies cited: Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV1, Policy TTV25, Policy H2

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