Moys Hill Farm , The Strand, Westbury on Severn , Gloucester , Gloucestershire, GL14 1PG

Planning appeal 3272236 at Moys Hill Farm , The Strand, Westbury on Severn , Gloucester , Gloucestershire, GL14 1PG (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 6 August 2021 by Inspector Rennie S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, having regard to national planning policy that seeks to avoid isolated new homes in the countryside and inaccessible rural locations, there is an essential functional and financial need for a rural worker to live permanently at or near their place of work.

for the erection of a rural managers dwelling

Authority: Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Rennie S
Postcode: GL14 1PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether, having regard to national planning policy that seeks to avoid isolated new homes in the countryside and inaccessible rural locations, there is an essential functional and financial need for a rural worker to live permanently at or near their place of work

What decided it

The absence of an essential functional and financial need for a rural worker to live permanently at the farm.

the limited benefits of the single dwelling (supporting the farm and reducing car trips) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm of an unjustified new dwelling in an isolated countryside location

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CSP.4Policy CSP.5Policy AP.1Policy CSP.1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80

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