Land Rear Of 59 Yealm Road, Newton Ferrers, Devon, PL8 1BJ

construction of 3 bedroom dwelling

Authority: South Hams District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Nicholls H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the South Devon National Landscape
The effects on the Newton Ferrers Conservation Area

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the significance of the Newton Ferrers Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset, which the identified benefits of the scheme could not outweigh.

The harm to the significance of the Conservation Area and character and appearance of the area outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and energy efficiency measures, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

Plan policies cited: DEV21, DEV23, DEV25, N3P-3, N3P-8, N3P-9

Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v CLBH [2017] EWHC 2823; Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [1982]

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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