®Planning appeal decision
Westworthy, Hill Road, NORTH TAWTON, EX20 2DJ
described in the application as “The proposal is to construct a new steel framed Barn, The external elevations would be covered with black feather edge cladding and the roof weatherproofed with a Slate Grey single ply membrane. It is proposed to install dark brown Roller Stutter Doors to the elevation. The Barn would be used for the safe storage of machinery equipment etc used on the property. The construction of the barn will not effect any other building on the site, The site of the barn is classified as agricultural
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hills J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the provisions of local policy
- The effect of the proposed development on carbon emissions
What decided it
The appellant sufficiently proved an agricultural and occupational need for the barn that responds to Policy TTV26, and the unheated barn would deliver low carbon development with minimal resource requirements over its lifetime.
Plan policies cited: Policy TTV1, Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV26, Policy TTV2, Policy DEV32, Policy DEV20, Policy DEV23, Policy DEV26
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.