®Planning appeal decision
The Old Barn, Churt, GU10 2QG
a New permanent essential rural worker’s dwelling
- Authority
- East Hampshire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- agricultural · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Merrett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is sufficient justification, by way of essential need, for a new permanent dwelling in the countryside
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
Appeal A failed because the appellant could not demonstrate an unbroken 10-year period of commercial livery use free of the unlawful residential use; Appeal C succeeded because the Inspector accepted that the business had an essential functional and financial need for a permanent on-site worker's dwelling.
Plan policies cited: Policy H14, Policy CP19, Policy CP29, Policy CP31, Policy CP1, Policy CP2, Policy CP6, Policy CP10, Policy CP14, Policy CP21
Judgments cited: Finney v Welsh Ministers, 2019 WL 05699117 (2019)
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