Shadow Pond Lane, Stoodleigh, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 9PW

Planning appeal 3350606 at Shadow Pond Lane, Stoodleigh, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 9PW (Mid Devon District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 26 March 2025 by Inspector Faulkner H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of PTPs would be an appropriate means of providing foul drainage having regard to national and development plan policies.

Erection of 7 workshops (Use Class B2) and cafe to serve development (Use Class E) following demolition of general industrial buildings

Authority: Mid Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Faulkner H
Postcode: EX16 9PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the use of PTPs would be an appropriate means of providing foul drainage having regard to national and development plan policies
Whether condition 26 is enforceable and whether the use of the café without the restrictions it imposes would be a sustainable form of development with particular regard to its location

What decided it

Condition 26 was not enforceable because the Council accepted the café could be used by the public, making the requirement to use it 'in conjunction with' the industrial use uncontrollable, and it was not necessary to achieve sustainable development in the location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S9Policy DM4Policy DM1Policy S14Policy DM18
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 56Paragraph 57

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