®Planning appeal decision
Northay Lodge, Trinity Hill Road, Axminster, EX13 5SS
the change of use of existing dwelling house (restricted to use for holiday accommodation purposes) to permit unrestricted residential occupation
- Authority
- East Devon
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- EX13 5SS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal proposal is an appropriate location for an unrestricted residential dwelling, having regard to the spatial policies of the development plan
What decided it
The Council's significant 5-year housing land supply deficit (3.5 years) and the absence of harm to the National Landscape setting meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied, outweighing the conflict with the spatial strategy policies of the development plan.
The modest but important contribution to housing supply and local economic benefits of permanent residents supporting local businesses were weighed against conflict with spatial strategy policies; the weight attributed to the policy conflict was substantially reduced due to the Council's significant housing land supply deficit, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied in favour of allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 11, 110, 189
Plan policies cited: Strategy 7, Strategy 1, Strategy 2, Strategy 5B, Policy TC2, Policy H4, Policy H6
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.