Green Vale, Modbury, IVYBRIDGE, PL21 0SR

described in the application is: Retention of Bungalow as annex for ancillary purposes

Authority: South Hams District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Harwood A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the condition requiring demolition of the bungalow meets the tests for planning conditions in the NPPF, particularly whether it remains necessary with respect to the use of the building as an annexe for ancillary purposes to the occupation of the main house
Whether the condition remains necessary with respect to the risks of flooding from the nearby stream and whether it is necessary to consider sequentially preferable sites at lower risk

What decided it

The bungalow forms part of a single planning unit with the main dwelling due to functional linkages and family occupation, and can be secured as ancillary accommodation through a replacement condition, making the original demolition condition unnecessary.

Framework references: 62

Plan policies cited: Policy DEV10, Policy DEV35, Policy MNP2

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