®Planning appeal decision
Stamps Building, King Street, Honiton, EX14 1AF
Planning appeal 6010705 at Stamps Building, King Street, Honiton, EX14 1AF (East Devon) was dismissed on 21 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on employment opportunities in the area.
conversion of former funeral directors to 3no dwellings (flats) with associated works
- Authority
- East Devon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- EX14 1AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on employment opportunities in the area
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that retention options for employment use had been fully explored for the required period and that there was surplus employment provision in the locality, combined with the substantial adverse impact on safeguarded employment premises identified in Policy S4-2(a-i) of the Framework, meant the adverse effects substantially outweighed the benefits.
The substantial weight afforded to the benefit of contributing to unmet housing need and limited weight to economic benefits did not outweigh the harm arising from conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan and key policy to safeguard employment opportunities; applying Policy S4-1, the adverse effects of the development substantially outweighed the benefits when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 32Policy H07
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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