Barn Adjacent Holm Hill , Coldridge , Crediton, EX17 6BR

Planning appeal 3358003 at Barn Adjacent Holm Hill , Coldridge , Crediton, EX17 6BR (Mid Devon District Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2025 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would result in building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building to a dwelling in respect to Class Q.1(i).

change of use of an agricultural building to 1 dwelling under Class Q

Authority: Mid Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Astley-Serougi B
Postcode: EX17 6BR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would result in building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building to a dwelling in respect to Class Q.1(i)
Whether the location and siting of the building make it impractical or undesirable for the building to change to a dwellinghouse, in terms of highway access for future occupants

What decided it

The location and siting of the barn, with its isolated position accessed by a steep unfixed track that would become impractical in adverse weather conditions, makes it impractical and undesirable for conversion to a dwellinghouse and therefore fails to comply with paragraph Q.2(1)(e) of the GPDO.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 116

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