Land Adjacent Catsmoor Cross, Sourton, EX20 4QD

Planning appeal 3346316 at Land Adjacent Catsmoor Cross, Sourton, EX20 4QD (West Devon Borough Council) was allowed on 17 February 2025 by Inspector Fish A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: With regards to Appeal A, whether there is a proven agricultural need for the barn.

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
Postcode: EX20 4QD

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy TTV26Policy TTV26(2)(iv)Policy SPT1Policy SPT2Policy TTV1Policy TTV2Policy DEV23Policy EH1Policy EH5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 57

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