Nectar Haze, Bounds Cross, Pyworthy, EX22 6LH

Authority: Torridge
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: EX22 6LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to local and national policies
whether sufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate a suitable and sustainable drainage scheme for the proposed development can be achieved

What decided it

The proposal fails to meet the requirements of Framework Policy S5 for development outside settlements and there are no exceptional circumstances that would substantially outweigh the adverse effects of granting planning permission contrary to the development plan.

The modest housing contribution and limited social, economic and ecological benefits do not substantially outweigh the adverse effects of departing from the development plan and undermining the Council's spatial strategy for sustainable patterns of development.

Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy DM02

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