Plot 1B, Land nr. Ashmansworthy, Woolsery, Devon, EX39 5RF

the change of use of land to animal rescue centre, including erection of office building and animal shelters

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Sims B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The acceptability of the appeal development in principle
Its effect on the appearance and character of the landscape of the surrounding countryside

What decided it

The development is unacceptable in principle under local plan policies ST07 and DM14 as an animal rescue centre is not dependent on a countryside location and would not meet local or social needs, and it fails to respect the character of the surrounding rural landscape.

Plan policies cited: Policy ST04, Policy DM04, Policy ST14, Policy DM08A, Policy ST07, Policy DM14

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