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Dismissed12 April 20243335937

Little Bracken Farm, South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2PZ

Planning appeal 3335937 at Little Bracken Farm, South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2PZ (Dartmoor) was dismissed on 12 April 2024 by Inspector Fish A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for a full-time rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site.

described on the application form as ‘proposed development of an agricultural worker's dwelling

Authority
Dartmoor
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Fish A
Postcode
EX20 2PZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is an essential need for a full-time rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site
  • Whether the financial tests associated with the proposed dwelling are satisfied
  • Whether the business and land management activity contribute to the conservation or enhancement of the National Park's Special Qualities

What decided it

The appellants failed to demonstrate an essential need for a full-time worker to live permanently at the site and failed to show the business was currently financially sound, both required by Policy 3.9.

The significant benefits of the appellants' business and land management activities and support for rural economic growth were not of sufficient strength to outweigh the conflict with the development plan as a whole, so the balance tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 3.9Strategic Policy 1.1Strategic Policy 1.2Strategic Policy 1.3Strategic Policy 3.1Policy 5.8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 85Paragraph 88Paragraph 182

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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