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Notice varied and upheld6 March 20263350729

The Cabin , Merrifield Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0HE

Planning appeal 3350729 at The Cabin , Merrifield Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0HE (Dartmoor) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 March 2026 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building known as 'The cabin' constitutes a single dwelling house.

Change of use of a building to a single dwellinghouse

Authority
Dartmoor
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Freer P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the building known as 'The cabin' constitutes a single dwelling house
  • If so, when the change of use occurred

What decided it

The building did not become substantially complete as a single dwelling house until August 2020, which was less than four years before the enforcement notice was issued on 23 July 2024, placing the breach within the enforcement period.

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