Planning appeal decision
Heartland High Farm, Hartland, Devon, EX39 6AN
Planning appeal 3325909 at Heartland High Farm, Hartland, Devon, EX39 6AN (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be permitted development.
timber clad barn for storage of hemp and agricultural machinery
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hills J
- Postcode
- EX39 6AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be permitted development
- the visual effect of the proposed development on the surrounding area having regard to its siting
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the appeal site was currently agricultural land in use for the purposes of a trade or business, and did not provide sufficient evidence that the proposed building was reasonably necessary for agricultural purposes.
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