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Greendale Business Park, Land South of Sidmouth Road, Aylesbeare, Devon, EX5 1EW
Planning appeal 3375541 at Greendale Business Park, Land South of Sidmouth Road, Aylesbeare, Devon, EX5 1EW (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 7 April 2026 by Inspector Jones M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site would be suitable for the proposed development, with reference to the accessibility of services and facilities.
30 no. EV charging points, 2 HGV filling station points, and battery farm (enclosed within a building) with associated parking spaces, internal road network/hardstanding, boundary planting, and access and egress onto the Greendale Business Park Private Road Network
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- utilities-energy · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Jones M
- Postcode
- EX5 1EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be suitable for the proposed development, with reference to the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on public health
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to its landscape and visual effects, and effect on heritage assets
What decided it
The unresolved risk of contaminated firewater from a battery fire event affecting private water supplies, which could not be adequately addressed through planning conditions, leading to an unacceptable effect on public health.
the limited landscape, visual and heritage harm was outweighed by the significant benefits of the low carbon energy scheme, but this favourable balance was undermined by the unresolved conflict with the development plan on public health grounds, resulting in dismissal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 7Strategy 39Policy EN14Policy EN18Policy D1Policy D2Policy EN6Strategy 5Strategy 46Strategy 49Policy EN8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 117Paragraph 216
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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