®Planning appeal decision
Blackdown Piper Farmhouse, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7UB
permanent use for temporary agricultural workers dwelling (principal dwelling) - granted ref 0257/18”
- Authority
- Dartmoor
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Jones RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the location of the site within the Dartmoor National Park
- Whether there is sufficient justification for an agricultural worker's dwelling, having regard to policies which seek to restrict rural development in the Dartmoor National Park
What decided it
The proposed dwelling's design and materials would cause significant harm to the character, appearance and scenic qualities of the Dartmoor National Park, which outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme.
The modest benefits of an additional dwelling supporting the farm enterprise did not outweigh the significant harm to the landscape and scenic qualities of the National Park, to which great weight is attached.
Framework references: 130, 174, 176
Plan policies cited: SP 1.1, SP 1.2, SP 1.3, SP 1.5, SP 2.1, Policy 1.7, Policy 3.9, Policy 2.3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.