®Planning appeal decision
Barn at 717 487 (Clarks Barn), Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, TQ7 4EL
the change of use and alterations of barn to create dwelling. Alterations to agricultural access for residential use. Creation of parking area. Installation of foul and surface drainage. Landscaping of site with fence erected around the curtilage
- Authority
- South Hams
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- TQ7 4EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be in a suitable location, with particular regard to the development strategy
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development on best and most versatile agricultural land
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11, which outweighed the conflicts with the development plan.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising conflict with the spatial strategy (afforded moderate weight), moderate harm to character and appearance (limited by scale and localised views), and undemonstrated loss of best and most versatile agricultural land (limited weight given negligible impact on farming), did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply contribution and retention of a building of historic interest when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV1, Policy TTV26(2), Policy DEV23, Policy DEV32
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.