Land adjacent Catsmoor Cross, Sourton, EX20 4QD

described on the application form as ‘Retrospective application for the retention of an agricultural barn’

Authority: West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Fish A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

With regards to Appeal A, whether there is a proven agricultural need for the barn.
With regards to Appeal B, whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live at or near their place of work in the countryside and whether the business is planned on a sound financial basis.
With regards to Appeals A and B, the effect on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that a proven agricultural need justified the barn and an essential (though not yet financially proven) need justified a temporary rural worker's dwelling, with no resulting harm to landscape character or visual amenity.

Framework references: 57

Plan policies cited: Policy TTV26, Policy TTV26(2)(iv), Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV1, Policy TTV2, Policy DEV23, Policy EH1, Policy EH5

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