Springwater Farm, Anchor Road, Coleford, Frome, BA3 5GX

erection of a single detached residential dwelling, garage and associated development

Authority: Mendip District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: O'Brien L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue is whether, having regard to local and national planning policies that seek to avoid isolated homes in the countryside, there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker.

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on site, and had not adequately explored alternative accommodation options as required by Policy DP13.

The Inspector found the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole and identified no material considerations to outweigh this conflict, so the appeal was dismissed.

Framework references: 84, 80

Plan policies cited: Policy DP13

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