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Dismissed4 February 20266001401

Annexe, Grammerby Barn, Old Exeter Road, Tavistock, PL19 0JJ

Planning appeal 6001401 at Annexe, Grammerby Barn, Old Exeter Road, Tavistock, PL19 0JJ (West Devon Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 February 2026 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the Tamar European Marine Site (EMS).

change of use of garage and annexe to a dwelling

Authority
West Devon Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hills J
Postcode
PL19 0JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the Tamar European Marine Site (EMS)
  • whether the site is in a suitable location having regard to policies that seek to control development in the countryside
  • whether the proposal would achieve low carbon design

What decided it

The absence of a valid mitigation agreement for the Tamar EMS, which could not be overcome by the benefits of location and low carbon design, and which engaged the habitats protection exception to the tilted balance.

the benefits of suitable location and low carbon design were outweighed by the inability to mitigate significant harm to the Tamar European Marine Site, and the habitats protection policies provided a strong reason for refusal displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 162Paragraph 164Paragraph 167Paragraph 193

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