Planning appeal decision
Land at Woodcroft Copse, Weston Lane, Awliscombe, Devon, EX14 3NY
Planning appeal 3282796 at Land at Woodcroft Copse, Weston Lane, Awliscombe, Devon, EX14 3NY (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 7 February 2022 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects that the timber shed has on the character and appearance of the area.
Without planning permission, the erection of a single storey timber storage building of 6 metres by 4 metres with dual pitched roof of ridge height 3.73 metres, in the approximate position marked with a blue rectangle on the attached plan
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- EX14 3NY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects that the timber shed has on the character and appearance of the area
- The effects that the timber shed has on biodiversity
What decided it
The shed is justified by agricultural use on the land, causes no harm to character and appearance due to its limited visibility and appropriate scale, and causes no demonstrable harm to biodiversity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D7Strategy 7Strategy 47
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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