®Planning appeal decision
Windy Cross Farm, Road From Woodacott Cross To Windy Cross , Holsworthy, Thornbury, Devon , EX22 7BZ
Planning appeal 3356800 at Windy Cross Farm, Road From Woodacott Cross To Windy Cross , Holsworthy, Thornbury, Devon , EX22 7BZ (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 21 May 2025 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether on the evidence before me, the use of the property has been abandoned, such that the proposal is for a new dwelling.
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
- Postcode
- EX22 7BZ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM26Policy DM27Policy ST07
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 129Paragraph 216
- Judgments
- Trustees of Castell-y-Mynach Estate v Taff-Ely BC [1985] JPL 40
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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