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Dismissed24 October 20253364984

West Wheatley Farm, Westwood Lane, Longdown, Exeter, EX6 7RX

Planning appeal 3364984 at West Wheatley Farm, Westwood Lane, Longdown, Exeter, EX6 7RX (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is in a suitable location, taking account of the Council's spatial strategy.

Retention of a dwelling (conversion of agricultural barn to residential dwelling)

Authority
Teignbridge District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Butcher C
Postcode
EX6 7RX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is in a suitable location, taking account of the Council's spatial strategy

What decided it

The conflict with the Council's adopted spatial strategy, which seeks to direct development to sustainable locations and avoid open market dwellings in countryside locations, significantly outweighs the limited benefits of the scheme.

The harm from conflict with the adopted spatial strategy significantly outweighs the limited social and economic benefits of the scheme and the very limited weight afforded to the fallback position

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S1Policy S21APolicy S22
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11d(ii)

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