®Planning appeal decision
Land at Grid Reference 243351 123501, Littleham, EX39 5HN
Planning appeal 6007534 at Land at Grid Reference 243351 123501, Littleham, EX39 5HN (Torridge) was dismissed on 30 June 2026 by Inspector N Bromley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location, the proposed land use and the amount of development is suitable for residential development, having particular regard to the development plan strategy for housing, access to services and facilities, and the effect on the character and appearance of the area.
permission in principle for construction of up to 3 dwellings
- Authority
- Torridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- N Bromley
- Postcode
- EX39 5HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location, the proposed land use and the amount of development is suitable for residential development, having particular regard to the development plan strategy for housing, access to services and facilities, and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's location in open countryside beyond the Rural Settlement, combined with its unsustainable reliance on private car use and adverse landscape impact, means the adverse effects significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits even under the tilted balance.
The modest housing benefits and economic contributions were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts on landscape character, the failure to prioritise sustainable transport modes, and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy for housing, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST01Policy ST07Policy ST10Policy ST17Policy DM06Policy DM08APolicy DM24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.