An appeal has been lodged in respect of the refusal by East Devon District Council of the application for 140 dwellings on land adjacent to Gerways Nurseries, Ottery St Mary (application ref: 25/2468/MOUT).
The appeal will be determined on the basis of a hearing, currently scheduled for 18th November and is expected to last two days. Representations can be made to the Planning Inspectorate – the deadline is 30th October – quoting appeal reference 6013445.
We had objected to the proposal. Our submission concluded that in this case the identified harms including encroachment into open countryside, loss of Best & Most Versatile (BMV) agricultural land, inadequate assessment of heritage significance, departure from the emerging plan-led spatial strategy and site selection evidence, unresolved design and density concerns, and landscape/visual harm arising from unjustified boundary expansion, which collectively amount to significant and demonstrable adverse impacts. In our opinion, these clearly outweigh the benefits of the proposal.