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Dismissed22 June 20266004123

Land Formerly Devonshire Inn Cottage, Upottery, EX14 9NE

Planning appeal 6004123 at Land Formerly Devonshire Inn Cottage, Upottery, EX14 9NE (East Devon) was dismissed on 22 June 2026 by Inspector D R Kay, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and the spatial strategy in the development plan.

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
Inspector
D R Kay
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Strategy 5BStrategy 7Strategy 46Policy TC2Policy H4Policy H6Policy D1Policy TC7Policy TC9Policy EN19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 110Paragraph 189

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