®Planning appeal decision
Apple Barrel Barn - Orchard Cottage, Dunkeswell Abbey, Honiton, EX14 4RP
Planning appeal 3269783 at Apple Barrel Barn - Orchard Cottage, Dunkeswell Abbey, Honiton, EX14 4RP (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 14 June 2021 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether restricting the occupancy of the building for holiday purposes is necessary with regard to its location and local and national planning policies.
Change of use of redundant barn to holiday cottage with removal of occupancy restriction to allow unrestricted residential use
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- EX14 4RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether restricting the occupancy of the building for holiday purposes is necessary with regard to its location and local and national planning policies
What decided it
The appeal building's isolated rural location, not close to accessible services and facilities, means unrestricted residential use would conflict with local plan policies requiring sustainable locations and would increase reliance on private car travel, and this policy conflict outweighs the modest contribution to housing supply.
The small contribution to local housing supply and the building's capability to function as a dwelling were outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies that prioritise sustainable locations and restrict isolated residential development in the countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategy 3Strategy 7Policy D8Policy TC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 102Paragraph 103
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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