®Planning appeal decision
Annexe, Grammerby Barn, Old Exeter Road, Tavistock, PL19 0JJ
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
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
Framework references: 11, 14, 162, 164, 167, 193
Plan policies cited: DEV26, DEL1, SPT1, SPT2, TTV1, TTV2, TTV26, DEV29, DEV32
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.