®Planning appeal decision
Land at Barcombe Down , North Molton , South Molton , EX36 3LW
Without planning permission, within the last 4 years operational development consisting of the following works: The erection of 2 no. timber buildings for residential use (identified as ‘F’ and ‘G’ on the attached location plan) ; and Without planning permission, and within the last 10 years, material change of use of the land to a mixed use of agricultural/commercial/residential and the siting of caravans used for residential/storage/production of honey/commercial use (identified as Caravan B and Caravan C on the attached location plan)
- Authority
- North Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (Ground b)
- Whether the time allowed for compliance with the notice is reasonable (Ground g)
What decided it
The commercial use alleged in the enforcement notice was not substantiated; the honey processing activity was de minimis and the caravan uses were ancillary to agricultural activities rather than commercial, requiring correction of the notice and extension of the compliance period to 12 months to account for housing difficulties and the appellant's health circumstances.
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.