Planning appeal decision
Moors Barn, Marsh Road, Standerwick, Frome, BA11 2PZ
Planning appeal 3283229 at Moors Barn, Marsh Road, Standerwick, Frome, BA11 2PZ (Mendip District Council *) was dismissed on 13 May 2022 by Inspector Davies N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the development bearing in mind the policies of the development plan.
change of use of land from equestrian use to a general industrial use and erection of office/storage barn
- Authority
- Mendip District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- BA11 2PZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the development bearing in mind the policies of the development plan
What decided it
The manner and scale of the development is not appropriate to its countryside location and results in significant harm to rural character, contrary to Core Policy 4 which requires rural economic development to be suitable for its context.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 3Core Policy 4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174Paragraph 12
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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