Land Formerly Devonshire Inn Cottage, Upottery, EX14 9NE

the change of use of a small area of land to site a mobile home

Authority: East Devon
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: EX14 9NE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and the spatial strategy in the development plan
The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the Blackdown Hills National Landscape
Whether the proposal provides adequate safe vehicular access and parking for future occupiers
Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for the disposal of foul sewage and the management of surface water drainage

What decided it

The proposal represents unsustainable residential development in open countryside that would harm the character and appearance of a protected national landscape, lacks adequate vehicular access and parking provision, and fails to demonstrate proper drainage arrangements.

Framework references: 110, 189

Plan policies cited: Strategy 5B, Strategy 7, Strategy 46, Policy TC2, Policy H4, Policy H6, Policy D1, Policy TC7, Policy TC9, Policy EN19

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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