®Planning appeal decision
Huntacott Stud, Edgiford Cross, CHULMLEIGH, EX18 7EB
application for a permanent rural workers dwelling
- Authority
- North Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is sufficient justification for a permanent rural workers dwelling at the site, having regard to policies which seek to restrict rural development
What decided it
The appellants failed to demonstrate that the farm enterprise was economically viable with clear prospects of remaining so, undermining the financial justification required for a permanent rural workers dwelling.
The modest benefits of the scheme (convenience for the appellants, minor housing supply contribution, use of solar energy and private water) were outweighed by the significant harm arising from the enterprise's inability to demonstrate economic viability, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 80, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM28, Policy ST01
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