Chasty House Barn Chasty, Holsworthy, EX22 6NA

Planning appeal 3309492 at Chasty House Barn Chasty, Holsworthy, EX22 6NA (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 16 June 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the location of the proposed development and its accessibility to services, employment, education, public transport and other facilities.

the conversion of barn to holiday unit without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 1/1994/2002, dated 12 May 2003

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rogers J
Postcode: EX22 6NA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the location of the proposed development and its accessibility to services, employment, education, public transport and other facilities

What decided it

The proposed development would create an open market dwelling in the countryside that does not meet local economic and social needs and would not be necessarily restricted to a countryside location, contrary to Policy ST07.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ST07Policy ST10Policy DM18
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 79Paragraph 80
Judgments: Braintree District Council v SSCLG & Ors [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)

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