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Allowed24 June 20266003914

Four Elms Farm, Alfington Road, Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1NY

Planning appeal 6003914 at Four Elms Farm, Alfington Road, Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1NY (East Devon) was allowed on 24 June 2026 by Inspector R Kent, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is part of an established agricultural unit and if so whether the site was part of that unit on 24th July 2023.

conversion of existing cattle barn into 2x single storey residential dwellings

Authority
East Devon
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
R Kent
Postcode
EX11 1NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is part of an established agricultural unit and if so whether the site was part of that unit on 24th July 2023
  • Whether the building operations are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse

What decided it

The evidence, particularly Rural Payments Agency records showing cattle registered to the holding on 24th July 2023, demonstrated that the site remained part of an established agricultural unit on the relevant date, and the structural engineer's report confirmed that the proposed building operations would not exceed those reasonably necessary for conversion to residential use.

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