®Planning appeal decision
St Nicholas Court Farm, Court Road, St Nicholas-at-Wade, CT7 0PT
erection of building to provide farm worker crew and training rooms
- Authority
- Thanet District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Small M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed developments on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development is justified, having regard to local planning policies for development in the countryside
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants (Appeal B only)
What decided it
Appeal A succeeded because it accorded with the development plan with no identified harm, while Appeal B failed because the accommodation would provide inadequate living conditions and no essential need for on-site provision was demonstrated under Policy HO17.
For Appeal A, accordance with the development plan and absence of countervailing considerations tipped the balance in favour of allowing the appeal; for Appeal B, conflict with the development plan as a whole (living conditions and lack of demonstrated essential need) was not outweighed by other material considerations, so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 80, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy SP26, Policy SP24, Policy QD04, Policy HO17, Policy QD02
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.