®Planning appeal decision
Land at Oil Mill Cross, Oil Mill Lane, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1AE
permission in principle for the construction of up 9no. new dwellings
- Authority
- East Devon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- EX5 1AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to the location, the proposed land use, and the amount of the development, with particular regard to the development strategy for the area and access to services and facilities and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the rural area and the significant weight attached to the conflict with the newly-made neighbourhood plan's settlement boundary strategy outweighed the modest housing supply benefits under the tilted balance.
The modest benefits of 9 open market dwellings and economic benefits during construction, attributed limited to moderate weight, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and the significant harm from locating development outside the settlement boundary contrary to the recently-made neighbourhood plan
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Strategy 7, Policy BisC11, Policy BisC04, Strategy 5B, Policy TC2, Policy D1, Policy BisC12
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.