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Dismissed24 July 20266008212

Penbrae, Stoodleigh, Tiverton, EX16 9PJ

Planning appeal 6008212 at Penbrae, Stoodleigh, Tiverton, EX16 9PJ (Mid Devon) was dismissed on 24 July 2026 by Inspector S Harrington, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.

1 self build dwelling

Authority
Mid Devon
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
S Harrington
Postcode
EX16 9PJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location, where future occupiers would be heavily reliant on private vehicles for day-to-day living, combined with the proposal's conflict with the development plan's hierarchical approach to sustainable development, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing benefits.

the adverse impacts of locating development contrary to the local development strategy and in an unsustainable location significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S14Policy S1Policy S2Policy DM6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 7

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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