Land At Grid Reference 263430 111082 Hollocombe Devon, Hollocombe, ex18 7qe

outline proposal for a new dwelling

Authority: Torridge
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: EX18 7QE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing with particular regard to the local development strategy
the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to visibility

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the local development strategy by locating open market housing in the Countryside without demonstrated local need and in a location functionally isolated from services, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns regarding visibility splays that cannot be secured within the applicant's control.

The modest benefits of housing supply and local economic vitality were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to the local development strategy and highway safety, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

Framework references: 11, 116

Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy ST10, Policy DM05

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