Without planning permission, the carrying out of unauthorised operational development and the material change of use of Land from agricultural use to a mixed use of agriculture and residential and storage by virtue of: A) the unauthorised change of use of a barn to use as a single dwellinghouse and erection of an ancillary building on the Land whose approximate positions are shown edged in blue on the enclosed Location Plan;
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Archive Data: 16 Decisions
Allowance Rate (Change of use)
18.8%
↓ Strict
National Average (Change of use)
32.5%
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Appeal Decision
Inquiry held on 4 November 2025
Site visit made on 3 November 2025
by Jessica Graham BA (Hons) PgDipL
an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State
Decision date: 7 January 2026
Appeal Ref: APP/U1105/C/25/3368794
Land adjoining Huntsland Farm being Valley View Paddock, Church Hill, Pinhoe,
Exeter, EX4 9JJ
• The appe…