Horseshoe Lodge, Burrington, Umberleigh, EX37 9LH

for retention of caravan accommodation with rural enterprise workers' tie for a temporary trial period, and associated agricultural building works

Authority: North Devon
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural
Postcode: EX37 9LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is an essential operational need for a temporary mobile home to accommodate rural workers living permanently at the appeal site
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

the Inspector's finding that an essential operational need for at least one full-time rural worker had been demonstrated, supported by a sound financial basis, satisfying LP Policy DM28 criteria for temporary rural workers' accommodation

Plan policies cited: Policy DM28, Policy ST07(4), Policy ST04, Policy DM04, Policy DM08A, Policy DM14

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