Planning appeal decision
Church Farm West, Bramshill Road, Bramshill, Hampshire, RG27 0PS
Planning appeal 3281915 at Church Farm West, Bramshill Road, Bramshill, Hampshire, RG27 0PS (Hart District Council) was dismissed on 9 November 2022 by Inspector Brownless E, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for the dwellings to accommodate a rural worker.
the ‘permanent siting of six seasonal worker accommodation units
- Authority
- Hart District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Brownless E
- Postcode
- RG27 0PS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is an essential need for the dwellings to accommodate a rural worker
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the site, and failed to show that alternative accommodation could not meet the business's operational needs.
The moderate economic benefits of the horticultural enterprise did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan arising from the absence of an essential need for on-site rural worker accommodation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy NBE1Policy SD1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
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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