Triscombe Farm, Wheddon Cross, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 7HA

a proposed extension without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 6/15/18/107, dated 21 December 2018.  The condition in dispute is No 3 which states that: The development hereby approved shall not be used or occupied other than by those persons occupying the holiday accommodation at Triscombe Farm, and/or by occupiers of the farmhouse, known as Triscombe Farm.  The reason given for the condition is: To control the volume of traffic attracted to the site in the interests of highway safety in accord with Policy AC-D2 of the Exmoor National Park Local Plan 2011 – 2031

Authority: Exmoor
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Marigold O

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether condition 3 is reasonably necessary in the interests of highway safety

What decided it

The removal of condition 3 would materially increase traffic using an access with demonstrable highway safety constraints, conflicting with Policy AC-D2 and the Development Plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy AC-D2 of the Exmoor National Park Local Plan 2011-2031

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