Land to east of School Lane Farm, Chilsworthy, Holsworthy, EX22 7BQ

residential for 5 dwellings

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Tucker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site would be suitably located for the proposal with regard to local Development Plan Policies that set out the Council's spatial strategy
Whether the site's proximity to School Lane Farm would affect the living conditions of future occupiers and the viability of the farm

What decided it

The site's location outside the development boundary in open countryside where open market residential development is not supported by the development plan, combined with the unacceptable impact of farm odours, noise and flies on future occupiers' living conditions and the adverse effect on the farm's viability.

The limited benefits of housing delivery and economic contributions were insufficient to outweigh the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and the unacceptable living conditions that would result from proximity to the working farm.

Framework references: 81, 84, 130, 187

Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy HOH, Policy ST06, Policy DM01, Policy ST11

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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