®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed13 June 20243331815
Higher Wilminstone Farm, Wilminstone, TAVISTOCK, PL19 0JT
the change of use of agricultural barn to form storage unit
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Spencer-Peet A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to Local Planning Policy and the effect of the proposed development on agricultural operations
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties
- Whether or not the proposed development would meet the carbon reduction requirements of the development plan
What decided it
The absence of evidence demonstrating a proven need for the storage use to be located in this countryside location, contrary to Policy TTV26 of the Joint Local Plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy TTV1, Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV2, Policy TTV26, Policy DEV15, Policy DEV1, Policy DEV2, Policy DEV32
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.