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Dismissed2 June 20233290387

Litte Acres, Brendon Hill, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0LG

Planning appeal 3290387 at Litte Acres, Brendon Hill, Watchet, Somerset, TA23 0LG (Exmoor) was dismissed on 2 June 2023 by Inspector Nicholls H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
TA23 0LG

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HC-S1Policy HC-D9Policy HC-D11Policy GP1Policy CE-S1Policy CE-S6Policy SE-S4Policy CE-D1Policy AC-D2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80

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