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Notice varied and upheld20 February 20233283185

Land Adjacent Five Acres, Broad Oak, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1AG

Planning appeal 3283185 at Land Adjacent Five Acres, Broad Oak, Odiham, Hook, Hampshire, RG29 1AG (Hart District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 20 February 2023 by Inspector Satheesan R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the site.

without planning permission:- 1. the change of use of the Land to use for the stationing of a wooden mobile home structure, as shown in the approximate location coloured yellow on the attached plan, used for permanent residential accommodation and associated operational development to facilitate the change of use including:- a. Raised decking and supporting plinth upon which the wooden mobile home structure is located; b. The installation of a vortex sewage treatment plant; c. Two sheds on land adjacent to the wooden mobile home structure; d. Raised flower beds and a small shed to the rear of the wooden mobile home structure

Authority
Hart District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Change of use
Inspector
Satheesan R
Postcode
RG29 1AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the site
  • the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The appellants failed to demonstrate an essential functional and financial need for a rural worker to live permanently on the site, as required by Policy NBE1 and NPPF paragraph 80.

The development was found contrary to the development plan and no material considerations, including the appellants' Article 8/Protocol 1 rights, outweighed this to justify granting planning permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NBE1Policy INF3
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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