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Allowed16 September 20243344323

Land South of Dunsmore Farm, Rewe, Devon, EX5 4DX

Planning appeal 3344323 at Land South of Dunsmore Farm, Rewe, Devon, EX5 4DX (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 16 September 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the settlement strategy.

erection of a permanent rural worker’s dwelling

Authority
East Devon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Carpenter C
Postcode
EX5 4DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site represents an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the settlement strategy
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside

What decided it

The demonstrated functional need for the rural worker to live on the holding, combined with the absence of any suitable alternative buildings for conversion, satisfied the tests in EDLP Policy H4.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Strategy 7Policy H4Policy TC2Policy D1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 48

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