Planning appeal decision
Barn at Land Adjacent to Lyndale, Leygreen, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QW
Planning appeal 3368555 at Barn at Land Adjacent to Lyndale, Leygreen, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6QW (Teignbridge District Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2025 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the building within a mineral safeguarding area makes it impractical or undesirable for it to change use to a dwelling.
notification of prior approval of change of use of 1 in no. agricultural buildings to 1 in no. dwelling house
- Authority
- Teignbridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- TQ12 6QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the building within a mineral safeguarding area makes it impractical or undesirable for it to change use to a dwelling
What decided it
The location of the building within a mineral safeguarding area for ball clay of international significance, where extraction is economically viable, makes it impractical and undesirable for the building to change use to a dwelling under Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the GPDO.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy M2 of the Devon Minerals Plan 2011-2033
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 225
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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