®Planning appeal decision
Land known as Oak Tree Barn, Staverton, TQ9 6AL
Change of use of a mobile home to provide a temporary rural workers dwelling
- Authority
- South Hams
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- TQ9 6AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in a suitable location having regard to the development plan policies concerned with housing in the countryside with particular reference to whether there is a need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker and the viability of the agricultural enterprise
- the effect of the proposal on the South Hams Special Area of Conservation (SAC) with particular reference to greater horseshoe bats
What decided it
The Inspector was satisfied that the proposal responded to sufficient proven agricultural need for a rural worker to be present on site for a trial period, and that it would not harm the South Hams SAC.
Framework references: 84
Plan policies cited: Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV1, Policy TTV2, Policy TTV26, Policy SNP2
Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v SSCLG & Ors [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin); City and Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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.