®Planning appeal decision
Land at SX539036, Passaford Meadow, Passaford Lane, Hatherleigh, Devon, EX20 3LT
without planning permission: (i) the change of use of the land from agriculture to a mixed use of residential and use as a campsite; (ii) to facilitate the residential use the siting of a timber residential building and associated timber shed shown outlined in blue on the attached plan in association with the unauthorised residential use; and (iii) to facilitate the use as a campsite the siting of a yurt with a wooden latticed entrance structure and separate wooden bathroom toilet/building outlined in green on the attached plan and the construction of a further timber structure with toilet and wash area outlined in purple on the attached plan in association with the unauthorised use as a campsite
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there has been a breach of planning control, specifically whether the use of land for camping for up to 60 days per calendar year is permitted development
- Whether the steps required to comply with the enforcement notice are excessive and whether lesser steps would overcome the objections
What decided it
The appellants failed to comply with the mandatory notification requirement for permitted development campsite use and no planning permission existed for either the residential or camping uses.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.