®Planning appeal decision
Land And Buildings At Barton Farm , Village Way, Aylesbeare, Devon, EX5 2FF
Planning appeal 3371346 at Land And Buildings At Barton Farm , Village Way, Aylesbeare, Devon, EX5 2FF (East Devon District Council) was dismissed on 15 January 2026 by Inspector Reeves K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new residential development having regard to whether the proposal amounts to the re-use or conversion of the existing building and access to services and facilities.
change of use from agricultural building to 2no. dwellings, including associated works, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- East Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Reeves K
- Postcode
- EX5 2FF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for new residential development having regard to whether the proposal amounts to the re-use or conversion of the existing building and access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide adequate parking and turning space without compromising highway safety or residential amenity
What decided it
The proposal does not constitute a genuine re-use or conversion of an existing building and therefore falls to be assessed as new residential development in an unsustainable countryside location, which conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy and the Framework's emphasis on sustainable patterns of development.
The modest benefits of delivering two dwellings and limited economic benefits were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts arising from the site's unsustainable location and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole under Paragraph 11(d)(ii).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D8Strategy 7Strategy 5BPolicy TC2Strategy 3Policy D1Policy TC9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 11
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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