Planning appeal decision
The Old Mill, Mill Road, Okehampton, EX20 1PR
Planning appeal 3306005 at The Old Mill, Mill Road, Okehampton, EX20 1PR (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2023 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well founded. This turns on whether the conservation area consent remains extant.
for the proposed demolition of industrial buildings that surround the listed chimney, site clearance make good/secure site
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- EX20 1PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well founded. This turns on whether the conservation area consent remains extant.
What decided it
The appellant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that Conservation Area Consent 1173/2001/OKE provided for the further demolition of buildings beyond those identified in the original consent, particularly given the absence of the critical drawing from the conservation consent file and the evidence suggesting the consent was limited in scope and had been substantially completed.
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