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Dismissed27 May 20253348036

Moorside Farm, Broadbury, Okehampton, EX20 4LL

Planning appeal 3348036 at Moorside Farm, Broadbury, Okehampton, EX20 4LL (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2025 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the scheduled ancient monument (Two bowl barrows).

change of use of agricultural building to create a single dwellinghouse including associated operational works

Authority
West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hills J
Postcode
EX20 4LL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the scheduled ancient monument (Two bowl barrows)

What decided it

The intensification of use from agricultural to residential, with associated visible domestic activity and lighting in close proximity to the scheduled ancient monument, would significantly and irrevocably erode the tranquillity of its setting, and this harm to the heritage asset outweighs the public benefits of the development.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
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