®Planning appeal decision
Land off Back Lane, Back Lane, Newton Poppleford, EX10 0DH
Permission in Principle for up to 9no. dwellings
- Authority
- East Devon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- EX10 0DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected European sites
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, land use and the amount of development proposed
What decided it
The absence of a secured mechanism to mitigate the significant adverse effect on the integrity of the protected European sites, combined with harm to the National Landscape and loss of Grade 1 agricultural land, outweighs the modest housing benefit in circumstances where the Framework's protective policies apply.
The substantial harm to protected European sites and moderate harm to the National Landscape and agricultural land outweighed the moderate benefit of providing up to 9 dwellings towards the shortfall in housing land supply and limited economic benefits, such that the proposal does not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
Framework references: 193, 198, 11
Plan policies cited: Strategy 47, Strategy 1, Strategy 5B, Strategy 7, Strategy 27, Strategy 46, Policy TC2, Policy EN13, Policy D1, Policy D3, Policy EP1, Policy H3
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.