Planning appeal decision
Torlands Barn Broomhill Farm, Harford Cross to Combeshead Cross Along Zc193, Harford, Devon, PL21 0JG
Planning appeal 3346089 at Torlands Barn Broomhill Farm, Harford Cross to Combeshead Cross Along Zc193, Harford, Devon, PL21 0JG (Dartmoor) was dismissed on 29 November 2024 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
conversion of barn and shippon into a live-work unit
- Authority
- Dartmoor
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- PL21 0JG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for the proposal, having particular regard to the local development strategy and accessibility to services and facilities
What decided it
The proposal would harm the character and appearance of the National Park landscape through domestication and would not be located within reasonable access to necessary services and facilities as required by the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP1.1SP1.2SP1.5SP2.1SP2.6SP2.7SP2.8P5.9P6.6
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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