®Planning appeal decision
Greendale Business Park, Land South of Sidmouth Road, Aylesbeare, Devon, EX5 1EW
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
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
Framework references: 117, 216
Plan policies cited: Strategy 7, Strategy 39, Policy EN14, Policy EN18, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy EN6, Strategy 5, Strategy 46, Strategy 49, Policy EN8
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.