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Dismissed11 December 20256000821

Land at Court Farm, Raleigh, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4HY

Planning appeal 6000821 at Land at Court Farm, Raleigh, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4HY (North Devon District Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2025 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the provisions of local policy and its accessibility to services and facilities.

erection of new dwelling and associated works

Authority
North Devon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hills J
Postcode
EX31 4HY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the provisions of local policy and its accessibility to services and facilities
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal's location in unsustainable countryside with poor access to services and facilities by sustainable transport modes, combined with harmful effects on rural character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing benefits even in the context of a shortfall in housing land supply.

The modest social benefits of housing delivery and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm arising from poor access to services by sustainable transport modes, the need to deliver sustainable patterns of growth, and the harmful effect on the open countryside character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST07Policy ST10Policy DM05Policy ST14Policy DM04
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 115Paragraph 129Paragraph 135

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