Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of the A382, Blatchford, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6PS
Planning appeal 3322200 at Land to the North of the A382, Blatchford, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6PS (Teignbridge District Council) was allowed on 11 January 2024 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations.
The applicants seek consent for the current use and layout of the site. The current site is being utilised for the use as agricultural storage and is within the definition of agriculture under Section 336 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as ancillary to the farming of the land for other agricultural purposes and would be deemed as reasonably necessary
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- TQ12 6PS
What decided it
The Council's own position that the development accords with the development plan and is acceptable subject to conditions, combined with the Inspector's agreement that the agricultural development would not adversely affect the listed building or its setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Teignbridge Local Plan 2013-2033Newton Abbot Neighbourhood Development Plan 2016-2033Devon Minerals Plan 2011–2031
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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