®Planning appeal decision
Land off Back Lane, Back Lane, Newton Poppleford, EX10 0DH
Planning appeal 6004981 at Land off Back Lane, Back Lane, Newton Poppleford, EX10 0DH (East Devon) was dismissed on 2 July 2026 by Inspector Felicity Webber, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected European sites.
Permission in Principle for up to 9no. dwellings
- Authority
- East Devon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- Felicity Webber
- 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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 47Strategy 1Strategy 5BStrategy 7Strategy 27Strategy 46Policy TC2Policy EN13Policy D1Policy D3Policy EP1Policy H3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193Paragraph 198Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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