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Notice varied and upheld15 December 20213273316

The Land at The Old Mink Farm, Salisbury Road, Netheravon, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 9QL

Planning appeal 3273316 at The Land at The Old Mink Farm, Salisbury Road, Netheravon, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 9QL (Wiltshire Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 15 December 2021 by Inspector Bond V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for an agricultural worker to live at the site.

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
Postcode
SP4 9QL

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Policy 1Core Policy 2Core Policy 26Core Policy 48Core Policy 51Core Policy 57Core Policy 60Core Policy 61
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80

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