6 Matford Lane, Exeter, EX2 4PS

Planning appeal 6000961 at 6 Matford Lane, Exeter, EX2 4PS (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2026 by Inspector Kay D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the St Leonards Conservation Area.

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
Postcode: EX2 4PS

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Objectives 8 and 9Policy CP17Policies C1 and DG1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
Judgments: 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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