Newton Farm, Access Road to Church, Newton Road,, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1BW

change of use of agricultural/horticultural land to self-storage caravan facility and associated works, including construction of landscaped soil bunds, landscaping and installation of security gate

Authority: North Northamptonshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Change of use
Inspector: Cooper P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The consistency of the proposal with the Development Plan
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the development on local amenities, including a SSSI

What decided it

The proposal failed to accord with the development plan as caravan storage was not an acceptable form of farm diversification under Policy 25, and insufficient information was provided to assess impacts on the SSSI.

Plan policies cited: Policy 25 of the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy (2016), Policy 3 of the JCS, Policy 4 of the JCS

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