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Dismissed9 May 20243333751

Montgomery House, Crusader Court Higher, Higher Wheatley Farm, Pocombe Bridge, Exeter, Devon, EX4 2HB

Planning appeal 3333751 at Montgomery House, Crusader Court Higher, Higher Wheatley Farm, Pocombe Bridge, Exeter, Devon, EX4 2HB (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Cramond D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would be in an appropriate location given development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework.

the change of use from office use (Use Class Eg) to residential/commercial (live-work) unit

Authority
Teignbridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Cramond D
Postcode
EX4 2HB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal proposal would be in an appropriate location given development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The site's location in open countryside outside defined settlement limits, combined with the absence of justification for residential use under applicable development plan policies, meant the proposal was in an inappropriate location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S22Policy S21Policy WE9

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