®Planning appeal decision
Cornerways, Down Road, Tavistock, PL19 9AD
a new three bedroom detached dwelling
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pope N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect upon the character and appearance of the area and whether any adverse impacts would be outweighed by any public benefits
What decided it
The limited adverse effect upon character and appearance from the removal of two low-quality trees was outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of land within a main town, combined with the absence of any significant adverse effect on protected nature conservation interests following the secured mitigation contribution.
The limited adverse effect upon the character and appearance of the area from the removal of two low quality trees was outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal comprising more efficient use of land, addition to housing supply and choice, addressing the serious shortfall in housing land supply, meeting the need for smaller-sized dwellings, and supporting the construction industry
Plan policies cited: LP policy SPT1, LP policy SPT2, LP policy DEV8, LP policy DEV10, LP policy DEV20, LP policy DEV26.1, LP policy DEV32, LP policy SPT12.2, LP policy SPT14, LP policy DEL1.3.iv, NP policy HOU3
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [1982]
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