®Planning appeal decision
The land at The Old Mink Farm, Salisbury Road, Netheravon, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 9QL
Without planning permission, the material change of use of land from agriculture to a mixed use of agriculture and residential, including the residential occupation of part of the building shown hatched on the attached plan and the siting of a mobile home for residential purposes as well as the siting of a porta-cabin ancillary to the residential occupation of the Land. In the interest of clarity, the mobile home and the porta-cabin are shown as identified on the photograph attached to the Notice labelled ‘Notice Photograph
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bond V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is an essential need for an agricultural worker to live at the site
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on highway safety in the vicinity of the appeal site, and whether the site is in an accessible location
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate an essential need for an agricultural worker to live on site, combined with material harm to character and appearance and highway safety concerns, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.
The harms to character and appearance, highway safety and the conflict with the settlement strategy outweighed any benefits, with the intentional unauthorised development adding further weight against the proposal.
Framework references: 80
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 2, Core Policy 26, Core Policy 48, Core Policy 51, Core Policy 57, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.