®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To Windmill Road, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6LX
described in the application as “change of use of land for the siting of holiday lodge caravans for cycling and walking tourists, together with a new pedestrian and cycle access from the Ruby Way, the installation of tourist signage from the Ruby Way, and interpretation boards for visitors to the Royal Observer Corp monitoring bunker heritage asset, the creation of new site access, landscape planting, roadways, and drainage
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- 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 local tourism strategy; and if not, whether there are any other considerations that justify a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
What decided it
The appeal site is not related directly to an existing tourism, visitor or leisure attraction as required by Policy DM18 of the Local Plan, and the economic and social benefits of the proposal are insufficient to justify a decision contrary to the development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy ST01, Policy ST06, Policy ST07, Policy HOL, Policy ST11, Policy ST13, Policy DM17, Policy DM18
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