®Planning appeal decision
Orchard Barn, Higher Carley Barns, Lifton, Devon, PL16 0EB
a change of use from holiday let to residential with minor changes to elevations
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cooper-Young C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the proposed development is appropriate for an open-market dwelling
- whether sufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that there is no proven demand for the holiday let
What decided it
The location of the proposed development is inappropriate for an open-market dwelling in an isolated countryside location contrary to the development plan, and the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits even under the tilted balance test.
The provision of a single dwelling and associated economic benefits attracted limited weight, but the significant conflict with the development plan's sustainable location and rural tourism policies, which are broadly consistent with the Framework, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 84, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV1, Policy TTV26, Policy DEV15
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG [2018] EWCA Civ 610; Bramshill v SSHCLG [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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