Four detached dwellings at Rosamondford Farm, Perkin's Village
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by East Devon Planning Committee on 24 Feb 2026.
The site
The site comprises former agricultural buildings in Perkins Village, surrounded by arable fields and hedgerows, with the site itself in flood zone 1.
“The site comprises a number of former agricultural buildings which are accessed via a curved track from the unclassified road. The site is surrounded by arable fields and is bordered by a hedgerow to the north and a native devon hedge bank containing a number of significant trees along the eastern site boundary.”
“The access road to the north of the site is within flood zone 3, however the site itself is within flood zone 1. No formal landscape designations apply to the site. Perkins Village does not have a Built up Area Boundary.”
Officer report
Earlier permissions
The site had permission to convert an agricultural barn into five dwellings, alongside earlier approvals for an enlarged field gate and access track.
“22/2796/PDQ Conversion of agricultural barn to residential (permitted development rights Q class). Approval 13.02.2023”
“22/1471/FUL Retrospective application for enlarged field gate. Approval 15.11.2022”
Officer report
Why officers recommended refusal
Officers considered the Class Q fallback unrealistic and found the proposal harmful to rural character, poorly located for services and outweighed by adverse impacts.
“The application seeks approval for four detached dwellings using the previous Class Q approval as a fallback position. The relevant case law clarifies that the fall-back position will only be a material consideration if there is a realistic prospect of the Class Q permission being implemented. Given that the existing prior approval expires on 13th February 2026 it is not considered that the fall back is a realistic prospect.”
“In terms of the presumption in favour of sustainable development, the moderate benefit of adding four additional dwellings to the housing supply and the benefits of the proposal to the local economy attract moderate weight in favour of the proposal. In the absence of a fall back position the proposal would not be in a suitable location having regard to the development plan policies aimed at ensuring the accessibility and sustainability of new residential development.”
Officer report
Main planning concerns
The proposed layout was considered suburban, with extensive glazing, a larger site and more accommodation than the earlier scheme, without public betterment.
“The proposed scheme introduces four very contemporary designed detached dwellings. The elevational treatments comprise a mixture of slate roofs, vertical timber cladding and render which aligns with the characteristic materials seen within the LCT.”
“The rather contrived site layout has been borne out of trying to give each dwelling a private garden and driveway area. The existing approval allows for the development of a total of 395 square metres of accommodation (Unit 1 - 56 square metres, Unit 2 - 95 square metres, Unit 3 - 91 square metres, Unit 4 - 93 square metres and Unit 5 - 60 square metres).”
Officer report
Committee decision
The committee refused the application in accordance with the officer recommendation.
“RESOLVED: Refused as per officer recommendation.”
Minutes
Sources
- East Devon Planning Committee minutes, 24 February 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of East Devon's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- East Devon Planning Committee
- Council
- East Devon
- Date
- Tuesday 24 February 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended refusal
- Committee decided
- Refused
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
25 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 4 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.