®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed13 March 20233305281
Pound Farm, Buckland Monachorum, YELVERTON, PL20 7LH
a new machinery and hay store
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Spencer-Peet A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area having regard to the siting and design of the agricultural building
- The effect of the development on the setting of Listed Buildings having regard to the siting and design of the agricultural building
- Whether the siting of the proposed development would be acceptable having regard to alternative sites
What decided it
The substantial and unmitigated harm to landscape character within the AONB and to the setting of listed heritage assets, combined with failure to demonstrate that alternative sites closer to existing farm buildings had been adequately explored, outweighed any claimed benefits of the proposal.
Framework references: 202
Plan policies cited: Policy DEV23, Policy DEV25, Policy DEV21, Policy TTV26, Policy DEV15
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