®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Fieldside, Rhode Lane, Uplyme, Devon, DT7 3TX
Planning appeal 6000652 at Land Adjacent Fieldside, Rhode Lane, Uplyme, Devon, DT7 3TX (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 17 February 2026 by Inspector Kent R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be in a suitable location having regard to development plan policies concerning new housing in the countryside and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings with particular reference to the East Devon National Landscape.
Construction of new dwelling
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kent R
- Postcode
- DT7 3TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be in a suitable location having regard to development plan policies concerning new housing in the countryside and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings with particular reference to the East Devon National Landscape
- The appellant's personal circumstances and the need for the proposed development
What decided it
The conflict with the Framework's policy for conserving and enhancing National Landscapes, which under footnote 7 to paragraph 11d) provides a strong reason for refusing the development notwithstanding the housing land supply shortfall.
The moderate harm to landscape and scenic beauty of the National Landscape, given great weight against the proposal, outweighed the moderate weight given to the appellant's personal circumstances, the housing delivery benefit, the self-build benefit, and limited environmental benefits in favour of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 7Strategy 46Strategy 36UHG2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 232
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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