Four Elms Farm, Alfington Road, OTTERY ST. MARY, EX11 1NY

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

Authority: East Devon
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
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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