Planning appeal decision
Land West Of Wolfsgrove Farm, Bishopsteignton , Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ14 9TN
Planning appeal 3314965 at Land West Of Wolfsgrove Farm, Bishopsteignton , Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ14 9TN (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2023 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location or siting of the building within a Minerals Safeguarding Area make it impractical or undesirable to change to a dwellinghouse.
conversion and change of use of an agricultural building to a single dwelling
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rose C
- Postcode
- TQ14 9TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location or siting of the building within a Minerals Safeguarding Area make it impractical or undesirable to change to a dwellinghouse
What decided it
The location of the building within a Minerals Safeguarding Area with the potential presence of a permanent dwelling undermining the safeguarding of mineral resources and its potential future extraction makes the proposed change of use undesirable and impractical.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy M2 of the Devon Minerals Plan 2011-2031Policy EN2A of the Teignbridge Local Plan 2013-2033Policy EN5 of the Teignbridge Local Plan 2013-2033
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 210Paragraph 212
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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