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Dismissed16 December 20213270276

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

Planning appeal 3270276 at Springwater Farm, Anchor Road, Coleford, Frome, BA3 5GX (Mendip District Council *) was dismissed on 16 December 2021 by Inspector O'Brien L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
BA3 5GX

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DP13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 80

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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