Barn 2 Woodstock Farm, St Stephens Road, Maldon, Essex, CM3 6NP

the siting of a mobile home as an agricultural worker’s dwelling

Authority: Maldon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Pannell G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker
whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to amenity space and noise and disturbance
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal on the Blackwater Estuary SPA and Ramsar Site, Dengie SPA and Ramsar Site and the Crouch and Roach Estuaries SPA and Ramsar Site

What decided it

the finding that there was an essential functional need for a rural worker to live on site, with no adequate substitute for an on-site presence to protect livestock welfare

Framework references: 80

Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S8, Policy H7, Policy D1, Policy H4

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