Land Adjacent to Castle End Road, Hare Hatch, Reading, RG10 9TH

Change of use of building and land to a mixed use of equestrian and dog day care (retrospective)

Authority: Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Conde L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
Whether the development provides a suitable use within the countryside
If inappropriate development, whether the harm to the Green Belt by reasons of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The transient nature and small scale of the dog day care use, secured by conditions limiting operations to 3 days per week with a maximum of 10 dogs, preserves the openness of the Green Belt and is consistent with Framework support for sustainable business growth in rural areas.

Framework references: 11, 84, 138, 149, 150

Plan policies cited: Policy CP12, Policy TB01, Policy CP1, Policy CP3, Policy CP11, Policy TB26

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