Ludbrook Manor, IVYBRIDGE, PL21 0LJ

Change of use from residential with ancillary offices and holiday annex use to a mixed use of residential with ancillary offices and holiday plus occasional event venue (max 10 events per calendar annum)

Authority: South Hams District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Rose C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for an event venue, with particular regard to the local development strategy and travel considerations
the effect of the proposal on the foul sewage system

What decided it

The appeal site's isolated countryside location, poor accessibility, and inevitable reliance on private vehicle travel for visitors make it an inappropriate location for an event venue contrary to the local development strategy and sustainable development principles in the adopted Joint Local Plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy TTV1, Policy TTV1.4, Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV26, Policy TTV26.2, Policy DEV15, Policy DEV29, Policy DEV35

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