Land North East of Parkfield Cottages, Pink House Corner, Lympstone, EX8 5AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the location of the proposed development is suitable, having regard to the spatial strategy for commercial development and the accessibility of the site by sustainable modes of transport
• The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Coastal Preservation Area
• The effect of the proposed development on the significance of the Grade II listed buildings known as North Lodge, Nutwell Cottages and Nutwell Lodge Hotel, as designated heritage assets, through development within their setting
• the effect on the integrity of the Exe Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site

What decided it

The significant economic, employment and educational benefits of the scheme, combined with the acknowledged shortage of employment land in the district and the absence of any preferable alternative site, outweighed the identified policy conflict and harms.

the economic, social and educational benefits, the contribution to addressing the acknowledged employment land shortfall, and the absence of a preferable, suitable and reasonably available alternative site outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy, the harm to character and appearance, and the less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets