Land at Woodcroft Copse, Weston Lane, Awliscombe, Devon, EX14 3NY

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

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.

Framework references: 56

Plan policies cited: Policy D7, Strategy 7, Strategy 47

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