The Cider Press, Winslade Barton, Clyst St Mary , Devon, EX5 1AT

Planning appeal 3357889 at The Cider Press, Winslade Barton, Clyst St Mary , Devon, EX5 1AT (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2025 by Inspector Worley E, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition B) of the planning permission remains necessary and reasonable, having regard to the development plan, the need for rural worker dwellings in the local area and other material considerations.

the conversion of barn to three-bedroom dwelling without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 77/C1363, dated 10 January 1978

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Worley E
Postcode: EX5 1AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether condition B) of the planning permission remains necessary and reasonable, having regard to the development plan, the need for rural worker dwellings in the local area and other material considerations.

What decided it

Insufficient evidence, through inadequate marketing, that the dwelling was no longer needed to meet the needs of a rural worker in the locality.

The very small benefit of adding one dwelling to general housing supply was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unproven loss of housing for rural workers, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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