®Planning appeal decision
OS parcel 0013, Bartons Corner, Main Road, Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, PO30 4ND
Without planning permission and within the last 10 years the material change of use of the Land from agriculture/vermiculture to a mixed use of agriculture/vermiculture and residential by the siting of a static caravan used for residential purposes
- Authority
- Isle of Wight Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hocking P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is an essential need for a residential static caravan for a rural workers accommodation at the site
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker at the site, and the modest housing benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the planning harm of introducing residential use in the countryside without essential justification.
The modest housing supply benefit and limited economic and social benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the planning harm of residential use in the countryside without essential need, applying the tilted balance test under the Framework given the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.