®Planning appeal decision
Ansteys Orchard, Rutherford Street, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5GZ
outline application for redevelopment for 5 no. dwellings with all matters reserved except access (all matters relating to scale, layout, external appearance and landscaping reserved for future consideration)
- Authority
- Exeter City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harley S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed dwellings with particular regard to outdoor amenity space, outlook and privacy
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to outlook and privacy
- whether or not the density of development would be appropriate for the site
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, particularly in relation to outdoor amenity space, outlook and privacy, and would not amount to good design, which is a key aspect of sustainable development.
The modest benefits of providing five much-needed houses and making good use of previously developed land were outweighed by the failure to provide good design and satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, to which the Inspector gave overriding weight.
Framework references: 11, 131
Plan policies cited: Objective 1 of the Exeter City Council Core Strategy 2012, Objective 3 of the Exeter City Council Core Strategy 2012, Objective 9 of the Exeter City Council Core Strategy 2012, Saved Policy H1 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 2005, Saved Policy DG4 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 2005, Saved Policy H2 of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 2005, Saved Policy DG4(b) of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 2005, Saved Policy DG4(a) of the Exeter Local Plan First Review 2005
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.