®Planning appeal decision
Land at Eastacombe, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3NT
proposed residential development for up to 5 dwellings, access and drainage”
- Authority
- North Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hills J
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 poor accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable transport modes, combined with the harmful impact on rural character from the amount of development proposed, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing delivery benefits, particularly given the local plan's clear strategy to direct development to sustainable locations.
The social benefits of housing delivery (significant weight) and modest economic benefits were outweighed by the significant weight of harm from poor access to services by sustainable transport modes and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, and the harm to character and appearance from the amount of development; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 83, 117, 82, 115, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy ST10, Policy ST07, Policy ST17, Policy ST04, Policy DM04, Policy DM08A
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.