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Dismissed2 June 20233313834

Hill Park Farmhouse, Uffculme, Devon, EX15 3BJ

Planning appeal 3313834 at Hill Park Farmhouse, Uffculme, Devon, EX15 3BJ (Mid Devon District Council) was dismissed on 2 June 2023 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy.

Conversion of an existing barn into a dwelling at land at Hill Top Farm Farmhouse, Uffculme

Authority
Mid Devon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rose C
Postcode
EX15 3BJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy

What decided it

The building does not positively contribute to the area's rural character as required by Policy DM9, and the isolated location with poor accessibility would make the dwelling unsustainable and dependent on private vehicle use, contrary to the Council's spatial strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S1Policy S14Policy DM9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 79Paragraph 80

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