®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
For Appeals A and C: the public benefits of repair, restoration and increased vibrancy outweigh the less than substantial harm to heritage significance. For Appeal B: Flat 2's gross internal floor area of 37.1m² falls below the 50m² minimum standard for a 2-person, 1-bedroom flat, placing the proposal outside permitted development rights.
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.