Three detached homes at Car Park Land South Of Underhill Close, Lympstone

“Underhill Close comprises a series of detached chalet bungalows on rising ground at the southern periphery of Lympstone. The application site is an area of land to the south of Underhill Close, with an area of approximately 0.34 hectares. The site is within the countryside and outside of the Built up Area Boundary (BuAB) of Lympstone as defined by the Lympstone Neighbourhood Plan.”

“The site is located within a Green Wedge as defined by the Local Plan. The boundary of the Coastal Preservation Area as defined by the Local Plan runs along the south eastern boundary of the site but the site itself is not within the Coastal Preservation Area. Lympstone Footpath 4 runs north to south approximately 140 metres east of the site. The draft Local Plan also places the site outside of the BuAB, and inside the Green Wedge.”

“22/2410/RES Application for approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the construction of a predominantly single storey dwelling following outline application (20/0933/OUT) (pursuant to the grant of outline planning permission appeal ref APP/U1105/W/21/3282445) Approval 21.07.2023”

“Appeal ref. APP/U1105/W/ 24/3341698 Variation of conditions 1 (Approved plans), 8 (Privacy screen) and 9 (Void space) of 22/2410/RES (Application for approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for the construction of a predominantly single storey dwelling following outline application (20/0933/OUT) (pursuant to the grant of outline planning permission appeal ref: APP/U1105/W/21/3282445) to update the house design and drawing reference numbers…”

“The proposal would allow for a more efficient use of land, through the provision of three homes instead of one on the spacious site, with the illustrative scheme indicating a 15% increase in floor area from 690 square metres to a total of 795 square metres for the three dwellings.”

“In previous appeals for the site, inspectors have considered that the proposed dwelling would have a negligible impact upon the Green Wedge, and that the proposal would be seen against the context of varied scales and styles on the edge of the settlement.”

“Parish/Town Council Objection - The site is outside the BUAB, in the Green Wedge and is potentially harmful to the landscape and surrounding neighbours. The continued use of the site as a car parking would be preferred.”

“Woodbury And Lympstone - Cllr Geoff Jung Objection - Increasing the development footprint in this prominent location is not supported.”

“Seven third party representations have been received, with six representations of objection to the proposal and one representation in support of the proposal.”

“- The Planning Inspector previously stated there should be no extensions or roof extensions to the house previously allowed. The approved house was predominately single storey and the proposal is for three two storey dwellings. - The site is very sensitive and prominent, within the green wedge and outside the BuAB. The upper floor footprint exceeds the parameters agreed on the previous application. The proposal would be highly visible from the cycle path and the estuary.”

“25/1601/OUT (Minor) WOODBURY & LYMPSTONE (APPLICATION DEFERRED)”

“This application was deferred to a later date.”