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Land at SX 648 513, Cottlass Lane, Modbury

1587/24/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 29 November 2024

Council decision: Refusal3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Hardcore track for agricultural access, levelled area for poultry farming use & small hardcore areas for animal feeders & drinkers (part retrospective)

Received
16 May 2024
Ward
Charterlands
  1. Received16 May
  2. Validated26 Sep
  3. Consult.7 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Nov

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land at SX 648 513, Cottlass Lane, Modbury. South West Devon has handled 5,838 applications of this type. This one was decided in 197 days, 20 weeks longer than South West Devon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Charterlands.

89% of full applications at South Hams District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. No reasonable justification has been made to demonstrate that the construction of the track and levelled area is justified as meeting a proven agricultural need. The proposal is therefore considered to be contrary to policies TTV26 and DEV15 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034 and policy MNP1 of the Modbury Neighbourhood Plan 2022 – 2034.
  2. It has not been demonstrated that a reasonable protection of trees can be ensured by the works to the track and levelled area. The proposal is therefore considered to be contrary to Policy Dev 28 of the Plymouth & South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014-2034 and/ or BS5837: 2012 Trees in Relation to Design, Demolition & Construction.
  3. The engineered track and levelled area comprises an incongruous feature that has altered the preceding undeveloped nature of the site, which lies within the South Devon National Landscape, to intensify and domesticise this isolated location, to the detriment of the character and special scenic beauty of the protected landscape, and in conflict with the adopted spatial strategy of reinforcement of a sustainable settlement hierarchy. The development does not further the purpose, protect or Application ref. 1587/24/FUL Head of Development Management for and on behalf of the Council improve the sense of place or character of this protected landscape, the conservation and enhancement of which should be given great weight. The development would have an adverse effect upon the character and appearance of the area and would detract from the Special Qualities of the South Devon National Landscape which conflicts with the terms, objectives and criteria of Policies SPT1, SPT12, DEV23 and DEV25 of the adopted Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan 2014 – 2034, and of Policy MNP13 and MNP14 of the made Modbury Neighbourhood Plan 2022 – 2034, and with advice contained in the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Modbury
District
South Hams

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 September 2024
Consultation expiry
7 November 2024
Consultation start
25 October 2024
Consultation end
7 November 2024

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
7 November 2024

Additional information

Documents
120

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): South Devon
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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