Follyfoot Manor (Follyfoot Equestrian Centre), Sandymere rd, Northam, Devon, EX39 1XR

to erect one barn for use as stabling and storage of hay and straw, and form new visibility splays / drop kerb to the existing road and access onto Appledore Road

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Tucker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitably located for the development proposed, with regard to development plan policies relating to development in the countryside and in areas of undeveloped coast
The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Grade II listed Northam Chain Home Radar Station

What decided it

The proposal would harm the openness, tranquillity and character of the undeveloped landscape and erode the isolated setting of the listed building, and the modest employment benefits do not outweigh this harm.

Framework references: 189, 199, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy ST07, Policy ST09, Policy ST04, Policy DM04, Policy DM07, Policy ST14, Policy ST15, Policy DM16, Policy DM08A

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