®Planning appeal decision
Land at Mistleigh Copse Cabin, Ashton Lane, Doddiscombsleigh, Devon, EX6 7RF
without planning permission, the unauthorised construction of a dwelling house in the approximate position hatched blue on the attached plan
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harwood A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The suitability of the location for the dwellinghouse taking account of any needs for the farming and forestry business
- The effect of the dwellinghouse upon biodiversity within and around the site
- The effect of the dwellinghouse along with the associated domestic activity on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The absence of an essential functional need for a rural workers' dwelling on the site, combined with unresolved uncertainty over biodiversity impacts, outweighed the benefits and lack of character harm.
the limited benefits of the appellants' land improvement and agricultural/forestry activity, together with the lack of harm to character and appearance, did not outweigh the harm arising from the unsuitable location and unresolved biodiversity impacts
Plan policies cited: Policy S21, Policy S22, Policy WE9, Policy EN8, Policy EN2A
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.