®Planning appeal decision
Beech Court, Buckland-In-The-Moor, Ashburton, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ13 7HP
Without planning permission: The material change of use of the Land from an equine use to a mixed use of equine and residential use and the siting of a shepherds hut in the approximate position marked with blue hatching on the Plan
- Authority
- Dartmoor
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wraight G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Dartmoor National Park
What decided it
The clear benefit of enabling the equestrian business to become established, together with the practical uncertainty and risk associated with relying on an unauthorised touring caravan solution for foaling periods, outweighed the conflict with Policy 3.9 of the development plan.
The clear benefit of establishing the rural business and the risks arising from reliance on an uncertain touring caravan solution outweighed the conflict with Policy 3.9 and the development plan, leading to a temporary three-year permission being granted.
Framework references: 88, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy 3.9, Policy 1.1, Policy 1.2, Policy 1.3, Policy 1.5, Policy 2.1, Policy 3.1
Judgments cited: Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207
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.