Planning appeal decision
Log House Ruxbury Road, Chertsey, KT16 9NH
Planning appeal 3279169 at Log House Ruxbury Road, Chertsey, KT16 9NH (Runnymede Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 July 2022 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the condition is necessary and reasonable in relation to an ongoing need to restrict occupation of the bungalow as an agricultural or forestry worker's dwelling.
the construction of a one-bedroom bungalow as accommodation for an agriculture worker without complying with a condition attached to outline planning permission Ref APP/Q3630/A/88/110040/P7, dated 28 April 1989
- Authority
- Runnymede Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- KT16 9NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the condition is necessary and reasonable in relation to an ongoing need to restrict occupation of the bungalow as an agricultural or forestry worker's dwelling
What decided it
The absence of any marketing evidence demonstrating that the bungalow would not meet an ongoing need for rural workers' accommodation in the locality means the condition continues to serve a necessary planning purpose despite the appellant's personal circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 174
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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