Henford Farm, Road From Mount Lane Cross To Ashwater Village Cross, Ashwater, EX21 5DA

demolition of existing stables and erection of ancillary accommodation with associated works

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Davies N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for the accommodation, bearing in mind development plan policies relating to the settlement hierarchy and residential annexes
Whether suitable foul drainage could be provided to serve the development

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with development plan policies ST07 and DM25, which carry substantial weight, was not outweighed by the limited weight that could be afforded to the foster care benefits given the appellant's departure from the site and uncertainty about the current owners' commitment to that use.

The substantial weight of the conflict with development plan policies ST07 and DM25 outweighed the limited weight afforded to the benefits of the proposal for foster care provision, resulting in dismissal.

Framework references: 11, 79, 219, 12

Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy DM25, Policy DM02

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