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Allowed30 December 20256000561

Little Blackthorn, Haye Down, Tavistock, PL19 0NN

Planning appeal 6000561 at Little Blackthorn, Haye Down, Tavistock, PL19 0NN (West Devon Borough Council) was allowed on 30 December 2025 by Inspector Faulkner H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy and the development plan.

the change of use of stables to dwelling and creation of garden

Authority
West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Faulkner H
Postcode
PL19 0NN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with reference to the spatial strategy and the development plan
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the development on the integrity of European, nationally, and internationally protected sites

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11d, which applied sufficient weight to the housing benefits to outweigh the development plan conflict.

The harm arising from reliance upon the private car for a single dwelling would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing an additional dwelling against a serious housing shortfall, reusing an existing building, and generating economic benefits, when assessed against the policies of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SPT1Policy SPT2Policy TTV1Policy TTV26Policy DEV29Policy DEV32Policy DEV20Policy DEV23Policy DEV26Policy DEL1Policy DEV8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 82Paragraph 110Paragraph 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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