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Dismissed6 May 20263345832

Soda Ash Building, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9PA

Planning appeal 3345832 at Soda Ash Building, Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9PA (Dartmoor) was dismissed on 6 May 2026 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the decision made by the Dartmoor National Park Authority was well-founded.

Use of the building as a second home (single dwellinghouse, use class C3)

Authority
Dartmoor
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Curnow R
Postcode
TQ13 9PA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the decision made by the Dartmoor National Park Authority was well-founded
  • Whether the Soda Ash Building has been a Class C3 dwellinghouse
  • If so, the duration of the use

What decided it

The absence of windows or glazing in the building is a fundamental facility required for day-to-day private domestic existence and is not outweighed by the presence of other facilities.

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