®Planning appeal decision
Northend Barn Leathern Bottle, Bristol Road, Cam, DURSLEY, Gloucestershire, GL11 5JD
the erection of a permanent farm shop and pizzeria building
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- retail · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Curnow R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether this is an appropriate location for the sale of hot food for consumption on and off the premises
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the vitality and viability of nearby centres
What decided it
The Appellants failed to demonstrate that the hot food retail use/proposed farm shop was either a secondary farm diversification activity or an exceptional rural attraction, meaning it was unjustified in this open countryside location and caused harm to character and appearance that was not outweighed by its benefits.
The benefits of the business, including local employment, popularity and complementary use of farm produce, did not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the open countryside and the conflict with the Council's policies restricting development in that location, for both the enforced use and the proposed farm shop building.
Plan policies cited: Policy EI15, Policy EI10, Policy CP15, Policy CP12, Policy EI9, Policy EI5
Judgments cited: Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207
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