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Allowed20 January 20233297510

Higher Narracott, Road From Townsend Farm to Waterhouse Farm Lane, Exbourne, EX20 3QX

Planning appeal 3297510 at Higher Narracott, Road From Townsend Farm to Waterhouse Farm Lane, Exbourne, EX20 3QX (West Devon Borough Council) was allowed on 20 January 2023 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO having particular regard to whether the proposed building operations fall within the scope of a conversion.

change of use of barns from agriculture to dwellings

Authority
West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Harrington S
Postcode
EX20 3QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO having particular regard to whether the proposed building operations fall within the scope of a conversion
  • Whether the location and siting of the buildings makes it impractical or undesirable for the buildings to change to Class C3 dwellinghouses, in terms of the effect on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to noise, odour and disturbance
  • The effect of the proposal on protected species

What decided it

The Council's own grant of prior approval for conversion of other buildings at the site demonstrated acceptance that residential dwellings could be located within the farmstead, and evidence indicated agricultural use had not occurred for some time, making the location suitable for residential conversion.

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