Planning appeal decision
Rydon Farm, Denbury, TQ12 6DB
Planning appeal 6006528 at Rydon Farm, Denbury, TQ12 6DB (Teignbridge) was dismissed on 10 August 2026 by Inspector E Worley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a new dwelling to replace existing Class Q prior approval ref: 23/01606/NPA
- Authority
- Teignbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- E Worley
- Postcode
- TQ12 6DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The proposal would harm character and appearance and fail to secure biodiversity net gain, conflicting with the development plan as a whole, and the fallback position, though material, did not carry sufficient weight to outweigh these conflicts.
The harm to character and appearance and the failure to secure biodiversity net gain were not outweighed by the material considerations, including the limited weight attributed to the fallback Class Q conversion.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP1Policy DW2
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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