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Allowed22 November 20243346991

The Yard, Clapperentale Farm, Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1LU

Planning appeal 3346991 at The Yard, Clapperentale Farm, Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1LU (East Devon District Council) was allowed on 22 November 2024 by Inspector Butcher C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site in the countryside.

the siting of rural workers dwelling (static caravan) in support of rural business (retrospective)

Authority
East Devon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Butcher C
Postcode
EX11 1LU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site in the countryside
  • notwithstanding the Council's spatial strategy, whether the site is in a sustainable location with regards to access to services and facilities

What decided it

The very significant weight attributed to the appellant's personal circumstances, in particular the real prospect of homelessness, which outweighed the harm and development plan conflict identified.

the very significant weight given to the appellant's personal circumstances (risk of homelessness) clearly outweighed the conflict with the development plan and the very limited harm identified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H4Strategy 5BPolicy TC2Policy NP9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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