®Planning appeal decision
The Workshops, Deer Park Farm, Buckerell, HONITON, EX14 3EP
Without planning permission and within the last 10 years, the material change of use of part of the building shown edged red on the enclosed site plan A from workshop to use as a gymnasium [Use class E (d)]
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harwood A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Unit 1 is located in a suitably accessible location with respect to employees and visitors
- The effect upon highway safety with respect to vehicle parking
- The effect of the loss of employment land on vibrancy and viability of the local community
What decided it
The site is not located in a suitably accessible location with respect to employees and visitors, contrary to Local Plan Policies RC2, TC2 and Strategy 7, which require sports facilities to be within or adjoining urban or built-up areas and accessible by means other than private vehicles.
Plan policies cited: LP Strategy 7, LP Policy RC2, LP Policy TC2, LP Policy TC7, LP Policy TC9, LP Strategy 32
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.