®Planning appeal decision
2 West Street, Exeter, Devon, EX1 1BA
prior notification (Class G – (a)) for the change of use from commercial (Class E) to a mixed use comprised of commercial space and 2no. self-contained flats
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pope N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the public benefits of the proposals would outweigh any harm to the significance of the listed building at 2 West Street and/or the Conservation Area (appeals A, B and C)
- Whether proposed flat No. 2 results in the proposal falling within the scope of permitted development rights (appeal B only)
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for occupiers of the proposed flats, having particular regard to any noise disturbance from neighbouring commercial premises and the proposed bin/waste storage arrangements (appeal C only)
- Whether the proposed development would be likely, in combination with other plans or projects, to result in a significant effect upon the integrity of the SPA and, if so, whether there is a mechanism in place to mitigate any likely adverse effect (appeal C only)
What decided it
The public benefits of repair, restoration and reuse of the listed building, combined with increased housing supply and conservation area vibrancy, outweighed the less than substantial harm to heritage significance; Flat 2's non-compliance with space standards removed it from permitted development scope; and adequate mitigation for SPA impacts was secured through financial contributions.
Plan policies cited: LP Policy C1, LP Policy C2, CS Objective 8, CS Objective 9
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.