Great Potheridge House, Merton, Okehampton, EX20 3DN

Planning appeal 3305767 at Great Potheridge House, Merton, Okehampton, EX20 3DN (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 1 September 2023 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.

Appeal A: siting of a mobile home as ancillary accommodation; Appeal B: retention of one mobile home for staff accommodation — temporary for 3 years

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Jarratt P
Postcode: EX20 3DN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
Appeal B: the effects of the development on the settings of the Grade I and II* listed buildings and whether a functional and essential need has been demonstrated for a resident full-time worker

What decided it

In Appeal A, the enforcement notice in force prevents the granting of a certificate of lawful use; in Appeal B, the harm to the heritage setting of the listed buildings and failure to demonstrate an essential operational need for resident staff accommodation both weigh against the proposal.

the harm to the setting of the listed building and the need to strictly control development in the countryside outweighed the business's stated need for temporary staff accommodation

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM28Rural Workers' Dwellings SPD
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202Paragraph 80

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