Os Field No. 4793, Stone Allerton Drove, Stone Allerton, Axbridge, Somerset , BS26 2NR

Planning appeal 3292930 at Os Field No. 4793, Stone Allerton Drove, Stone Allerton, Axbridge, Somerset , BS26 2NR (Sedgemoor District Council *) was dismissed on 28 December 2022 by Inspector Jones RE, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is sufficient justification for a permanent agricultural workers' dwelling at the site, having regard to policies which seek to restrict rural development.

to erect an agriculturally tied workers dwelling on the site adjacent to the farm buildings

Authority: Sedgemoor District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones RE
Postcode: BS26 2NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is sufficient justification for a permanent agricultural workers' dwelling at the site, having regard to policies which seek to restrict rural development
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
the effect of the proposed dwelling on the integrity of the protected sites

What decided it

The lack of sufficiently detailed and secured mitigation meant the proposal could not be shown to avoid an adverse effect on the integrity of the Somerset Levels and Moors Ramsar/SPA.

the significant weight attached to the essential agricultural need for the dwelling did not outweigh the substantial harm to the integrity of the protected sites

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S2Policy CO1Policy D10Policy D19Policy D20

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