®Planning appeal decision
Hartland View, Shirwell, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4LA
retrospective application for change of use of redundant agricultural buildings to B8 storage units
- Authority
- North Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the provisions of local and national planning policy
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The conversion of an existing soundly constructed agricultural building for small-scale employment use that reinforces farm viability, combined with the finding that the development would generate relatively limited vehicular activity compared to the previous agricultural use, satisfied the requirements of Policies DM14 and DM15 and did not cause significant harm to highway safety.
Framework references: 84, 54, 9
Plan policies cited: Policy DM12, Policy DM14, Policy DM15, Policy DM05, Policy ST10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.