Planning appeal decision
The Old Shippon, Lower Hill Farm, Lamerton, Tavistock, PL19 8RR
Planning appeal 3265597 at The Old Shippon, Lower Hill Farm, Lamerton, Tavistock, PL19 8RR (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2021 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed building would constitute permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, as amended, specifically whether it would fall within the curtilage of the listed building Lower Hill Farmhouse.
described as “Erection of a curtilage building in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 2 Part 1 Class E of the GDPO
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- PL19 8RR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed building would constitute permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, as amended, specifically whether it would fall within the curtilage of the listed building Lower Hill Farmhouse
What decided it
The proposed building would be positioned outside the curtilage of the 'shippon' dwellinghouse, across what is presently part of the access track, and therefore would not qualify for permitted development under Class E of the GPDO.
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