®Planning appeal decision
6 Matford Lane, EXETER, EX2 4PS
the demolition of existing bungalow and garage and replacement with bungalow with rooms in roof, garage and outbuilding with associated landscaping
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Kay D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the St Leonards Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the St Leonards Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset, causing less than substantial harm that would not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of the scheme.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of construction-phase economic benefit, energy efficiency, and biodiversity enhancement, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development not applying due to the heritage harm exception in footnote 7 of the Framework
Framework references: 11, 212, 215
Plan policies cited: Objectives 8 and 9, Policy CP17, Policies C1 and DG1
Judgments cited: Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council & others [2017] EWCA Civ 1314; Schneck v SSHCLG & West Berkshire DC [2022] EWHC 3335 (Admin)
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