Planning appeal decision
2 Hunts Cottage, Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1DN
Planning appeal 6007522 at 2 Hunts Cottage, Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1DN (East Devon) was dismissed on 10 July 2026 by Inspector K Reeves, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new residential development having regard to the development plan and access to local services and facilities.
new detached dwelling
- Authority
- East Devon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- K Reeves
- Postcode
- EX5 1DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new residential development having regard to the development plan and access to local services and facilities
What decided it
The conflict with the newly made neighbourhood plan, which allocated land to meet the area's housing need, meant the adverse impacts of allowing development significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under Paragraph 14 of the Framework.
the benefits of delivering a single market dwelling and minor construction/expenditure benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by conflict with the newly made neighbourhood plan and the Framework's policies on sustainable location and transport patterns
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 7Policy TC2Policy BisC04Policy D3Policy BisC02
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14
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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