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Notice varied and upheld2 March 20233305173

Land at Oakmoor Touring Caravan Park, Dunley Lane, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9PW

Planning appeal 3305173 at Land at Oakmoor Touring Caravan Park, Dunley Lane, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9PW (Teignbridge District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 2 March 2023 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the location for the residential mobile home given local and national policies relating to residential development including an assessment of the needs of the business.

without planning permission, the unauthorised siting of a residential mobile home in the approximate position hatched red on the attached plan

Authority
Teignbridge District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Harwood A
Postcode
TQ13 9PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The suitability of the location for the residential mobile home given local and national policies relating to residential development including an assessment of the needs of the business

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential functional need for a full-time worker to live permanently on the caravan park site, as required by Local Plan Policy WE9 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 22Policy WE9Policy S1Policy S1APolicy EC3

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