Planning appeal decision
Brooklands Farm, Horton, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7JU
Planning appeal 3281008 at Brooklands Farm, Horton, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7JU (Dorset) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 September 2022 by Inspector Ayres J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary to meet an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker.
Erection of agricultural dwelling without complying with condition restricting occupancy to persons employed in agriculture or forestry
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ayres J
- Postcode
- BH21 7JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary to meet an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker
What decided it
The property was properly marketed for six months by a specialist agricultural agent with no interest from eligible purchasers, and the dwelling has become isolated from the agricultural enterprise it originally served due to farm amalgamation, rendering the occupancy condition no longer necessary or reasonable.
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