Planning appeal decision
Redthorne Farm Barns, Lion Lane To Hereford And Worcester County Boundary Houghtonspole Bridge, Redthorne Hill, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 8QH
Planning appeal 3284054 at Redthorne Farm Barns, Lion Lane To Hereford And Worcester County Boundary Houghtonspole Bridge, Redthorne Hill, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 8QH (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 20 June 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an agricultural need for the proposed development.
the laying of a hardcore track and creation of a new access from an unregistered road into the field for the purposes of agriculture
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- DY14 8QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is an agricultural need for the proposed development
- Highway safety
What decided it
The appellant sufficiently demonstrated an agricultural need for the track with no reasonable alternatives, and the proposal would not have an unacceptable impact on highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS6Policy MD7b
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111
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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