®Planning appeal decision
New House Farm, Grafton Lane, Grafton, Herefordshire, HR2 8BL
Retrospective planning permission for temporary use of mobile home as a residence for a field manager. Summary
- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moss J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is a sustained essential functional need for the development
What decided it
The absence of a sustained essential functional need for residential occupation at the site, as required by policies RA3 and RA4, combined with the unsustainable location and limited benefits that do not outweigh the harms when assessed against the Framework.
The limited benefits of the development (reduced car movements, modest housing contribution, improved site security) are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts (unsustainable location, conflict with development plan strategy) when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 68, 78, 79
Plan policies cited: Policy RA3 (Herefordshire's Countryside), Policy RA4 (Agricultural, forestry and rural enterprise dwellings), Policy CH1 (Protecting and enhancing the rural landscape)
Judgments cited: Essex Water Co v SSE [1989] JPL 914
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.