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Dismissed20 January 20253346884

Gulworthy Farm, Tavistock, PL19 8JQ

Planning appeal 3346884 at Gulworthy Farm, Tavistock, PL19 8JQ (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 January 2025 by Inspector Pope N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a new dwelling, having particular regard to national and local planning policies for housing within the countryside.

the conversion of a redundant traditional barn to a residential dwelling

Authority
West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pope N
Postcode
PL19 8JQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a new dwelling, having particular regard to national and local planning policies for housing within the countryside
  • The effect upon the significance of heritage assets in particular, the appeal building and the setting of the World Heritage Site
  • Whether the unilateral undertaking is complete and legally sound and the consequences for nature conservation interests/biodiversity within the Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area

What decided it

The incomplete and legally unsound unilateral undertaking meant the necessary mitigation for recreational impacts on protected nature conservation sites could not be secured, resulting in a likely significant adverse effect on biodiversity that outweighed the otherwise acceptable proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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