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Dismissed29 June 20213263125

Blackthorn Lodge, High Street, Old Weston, Cambs, PE28 5LR

Planning appeal 3263125 at Blackthorn Lodge, High Street, Old Weston, Cambs, PE28 5LR (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2021 by Inspector Burnham T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live at Blackthorn Lodge.

proposed change of use of land for the siting of a mobile home to supervise the horticultural business at Blackthorn Lodge

Authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Burnham T
Postcode
PE28 5LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live at Blackthorn Lodge
  • the effect of the caravan on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The absence of an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the site and the unproven economic viability of the smallholding, contrary to Policy LP20(a).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP10Policy LP20
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 79

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