Windy Cross Farm, Road From Woodacott Cross To Windy Cross , Holsworthy, Thornbury, Devon , EX22 7BZ

described on the planning application form as ‘ reinstatement and extension of dwelling following fire ’

Authority: Torridge District Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Fish A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether on the evidence before me, the use of the property has been abandoned, such that the proposal is for a new dwelling
Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing with regard to the development plan
Whether there are any material considerations which would outweigh any identified harm

What decided it

The adverse impact arising from the proposal's conflict with the development plan, particularly the spatial strategy in Policy ST07, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of a single dwelling contribution to housing supply.

The limited benefits of providing one dwelling and contributing to housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harmful conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy for directing housing to sustainable locations, with the presumption in favour of sustainable development not applying.

Framework references: 11, 61, 83, 84, 129, 216

Plan policies cited: Policy DM26, Policy DM27, Policy ST07

Judgments cited: Trustees of Castell-y-Mynach Estate v Taff-Ely BC [1985] JPL 40

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