Planning appeal decision
Cuddyford Meadows, Rew Road, Ashburton, TQ13 7EJ
Planning appeal 3272334 at Cuddyford Meadows, Rew Road, Ashburton, TQ13 7EJ (Dartmoor) was allowed on 13 October 2021 by Inspector Spencer-Peet A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the dwelling unit is justified by the needs of the enterprise at the site, having regard to policies which seek to restrict development in the Dartmoor National Park.
the permanent retention of a rural workers dwelling
- Authority
- Dartmoor
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Spencer-Peet A
- Postcode
- TQ13 7EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the dwelling unit is justified by the needs of the enterprise at the site, having regard to policies which seek to restrict development in the Dartmoor National Park
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that the combination of tasks and risks at the enterprise created an essential functional need for a worker to be on site at most times, and that the business was currently financially sound with a clear prospect of remaining so, satisfying Policy DMD23.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- COR2COR15DMD23DMD1bDMD3DMD7COR1COR4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176
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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