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Dismissed5 June 20266005680

Land At Grid Reference 263430 111082 Hollocombe Devon, Hollocombe, EX18 7QE

Planning appeal 6005680 at Land At Grid Reference 263430 111082 Hollocombe Devon, Hollocombe, EX18 7QE (Torridge) was dismissed on 5 June 2026 by Inspector C Rose, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing with particular regard to the local development strategy.

outline proposal for a new dwelling

Authority
Torridge
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
C Rose
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ST07Policy ST10Policy DM05
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 116

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.

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