®Planning appeal decision
Land At Ottery Road, Feniton, EX14 3UP
Planning appeal 6002860 at Land At Ottery Road, Feniton, EX14 3UP (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 30 April 2026 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the scale and location of the development would accord with the Council's spatial strategy, with particular regard to the distribution and location of housing, balanced communities and the need to travel, having regard to local policies, both adopted and emerging, and national policy.
erection of up to 85 dwellings, a community eco -hut and associated infrastructure (outline) with vehicular access to be determined; all other matters reserved
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- EX14 3UP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the scale and location of the development would accord with the Council's spatial strategy, with particular regard to the distribution and location of housing, balanced communities and the need to travel, having regard to local policies, both adopted and emerging, and national policy
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the proposal—conflict with the spatial strategy and serious harm to character and appearance—significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing when assessed against Framework policies taken as a whole.
The substantial benefits of delivering 85 dwellings and 50% affordable housing in the context of a 1,746-dwelling shortfall, together with economic benefits and modest benefits from public open space, biodiversity enhancements and flood risk reduction, were outweighed by the significant harm of conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and the serious harm to character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 1Strategy 2Strategy 4Strategy 7Strategy 46Policy D1Policy VP01Policy H3Policy E1Draft policy SP01Draft policy SP03Draft policy SP06Draft policy SD18Draft policy DS01
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 50Paragraph 58Paragraph 187
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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