®Planning appeal decision
The Nook, Brooklands Cross, Newton Poppleford, Devon, EX10 0BY
Planning appeal 6003523 at The Nook, Brooklands Cross, Newton Poppleford, Devon, EX10 0BY (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 14 May 2026 by Inspector Kent R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
Permission in principle for construction 1no. new dwelling
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kent R
- Postcode
- EX10 0BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
- the effect of the development on the East Devon Pebblebeds Heaths Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The proposal constitutes habitats development for which permission in principle cannot be granted because the required mitigation measures cannot be secured at the permission in principle stage and there is no reasonable scientific certainty that adverse effects on the integrity of the SAC and SPA would be avoided.
The moderate benefits of adding one dwelling to housing supply and economic benefits from construction were outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies protecting the National Landscape and controlling countryside development, the unsustainable location requiring car dependency, and the inability to secure mitigation for significant adverse effects on European protected sites.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 46Strategy 7policy D1policy TC2policy H3 of the Newton Poppleford and Harpford Neighbourhood Plan (2020-2031)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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