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Dismissed1 May 20266000921

Lower Lowton Farm, Lowton Lane, Exeter, EX6 7EN

Planning appeal 6000921 at Lower Lowton Farm, Lowton Lane, Exeter, EX6 7EN (Dartmoor) was dismissed on 1 May 2026 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policy.

conversion of redundant rural building to a single residential dwellinghouse

Authority
Dartmoor
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hills J
Postcode
EX6 7EN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local and national policy

What decided it

The appeal building lies outside the planning unit of the main dwelling and would function as an independent residential unit in open countryside, conflicting with the National Park's statutory purpose to conserve natural beauty and the development plan policies SP1.1, SP1.2, SP1.3, SP2.8 and Policy 3.7.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SP1.1SP1.2SP1.3Policy 3.7SP2.8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 189

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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