®Planning appeal decision
Little Bracken Farm, South Zeal, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2PZ
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
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.
Framework references: 84, 85, 88, 182
Plan policies cited: Policy 3.9, Strategic Policy 1.1, Strategic Policy 1.2, Strategic Policy 1.3, Strategic Policy 3.1, Policy 5.8
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.