®Planning appeal decision
Litte Acres, Brendon Hill, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0LG
establishment of rare breed poultry farm and horticultural business involving temporary siting of caravan and erection of 2 no. polytunnels and 3 no. buildings (including chicken brooder house, vegetable handling facility, and storage and workshop barn), together with installation of solar panels and construction of 2 no. dew ponds
- Authority
- Exmoor
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether a temporary residential use of land in the countryside would be justified in connection with a rural business having regard to local and national policies in relation to such
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including on the Exmoor National Park landscape
- the effects of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate an essential functional and financial need for a rural worker's dwelling, combined with harm to the character and appearance of the National Park landscape, outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
the moderate economic benefits and limited social/environmental benefits of the rural business did not outweigh the harm from the unjustified temporary residential use and the harm to the character and appearance of the National Park landscape, so the appeal was dismissed in accordance with the development plan
Framework references: 80
Plan policies cited: Policy HC-S1, Policy HC-D9, Policy HC-D11, Policy GP1, Policy CE-S1, Policy CE-S6, Policy SE-S4, Policy CE-D1, Policy AC-D2
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.