Planning appeal decision
The Laurels Inn, Petrockstow, Okehampton, EX20 3HJ
Planning appeal 3312735 at The Laurels Inn, Petrockstow, Okehampton, EX20 3HJ (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2023 by Inspector Griffiths P, following a hearing.
Change of use from a mixed use of public house and private dwelling to solely a private dwelling
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Griffiths P
- Postcode
- EX20 3HJ
What decided it
The appellants' viability and marketing evidence in support of departing from Policy ST22(3) was found to be unconvincing and self-contradictory, meaning the appeal had no reasonable prospect of success.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ST22(3)Policy ST22(3)(a)Policy ST22(3)(b)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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