Planning appeal decision
Dunsford Reservoir, Dunsford, EX6 7DR
Planning appeal 3302228 at Dunsford Reservoir, Dunsford, EX6 7DR (Dartmoor) was allowed on 25 May 2023 by Inspector Spencer-Peet A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable, having regard to local and national planning policy and in respect of the location of the appeal site, land use and amount of development.
permission in principle for the reuse of an existing building to provide one domestic dwelling
- Authority
- Dartmoor
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Spencer-Peet A
- Postcode
- EX6 7DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable, having regard to local and national planning policy and in respect of the location of the appeal site, land use and amount of development
What decided it
The reuse of a redundant building on previously developed land, supported by NPPF paragraph 80(c), constituted material considerations that indicated the decision should be made other than in accordance with the development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategic Policy 1.1Strategic Policy 1.2Strategic Policy 1.3Strategic Policy 2.2Strategic Policy 2.6Strategic Policy 3.1Strategic Policy 3.5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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