Planning appeal decision
Kofali Farm, Purls Hill, Great Maplestead, CO9 2QX
Planning appeal 3273737 at Kofali Farm, Purls Hill, Great Maplestead, CO9 2QX (Braintree District Council) was allowed on 1 December 2021 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development benefits from the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO.
agricultural or forestry development - Erection of a general purpose agricultural building
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- CO9 2QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development benefits from the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the Kofali Farm enterprise was sufficiently established with realistic plans to grow and expand, operating as an agricultural trade or business on agricultural land within an agricultural unit, thereby qualifying for permitted development under Class A of the GPDO.
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