Land at Slade Farm, , Slade Road, Ottery, St Mary, EX11 1QN

the construction of residential housing on land at Slade Road, Ottery St Mary

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harrington S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

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

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance in Paragraph 11d)ii of the Framework, and the modest housing and economic benefits of the proposal outweighed the conflicts with the development plan policies on rural character and growth management.

The benefits of housing supply (moderate weight) and economic benefits (modest weight) outweighed the conflicts with LP Strategy 7 (minor weight), LP Policy D1 and NP Policy NP1 (modest weight), such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: LP Strategy 7, LP Policy EN13, LP Policy D1, NP Policy NP1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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