Planning appeal decision
Southcott, Frithelstock, Torrington, EX38 8LD
Planning appeal 3369281 at Southcott, Frithelstock, Torrington, EX38 8LD (Torridge District Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2025 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Permission in Principle granted on 9 March 2022 remained extant at the time of the technical details consent application.
described in the application as “conversion of existing barn to dwelling with associated works and landscaping”
- Authority
- Torridge District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hills J
- Postcode
- EX38 8LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Permission in Principle granted on 9 March 2022 remained extant at the time of the technical details consent application
What decided it
The Permission in Principle had expired before the technical details consent application was determined, leaving no extant permission to which the technical details application could relate.
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