The Mulberry Bush Farm, Dawes Lane, Sarratt, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 6BQ

the erection of agricultural workers dwelling with associated curtilage without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 17/2169/FUL, dated 18 December 2017

Authority: Three Rivers District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Parkin A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether Condition 11 meets the six tests for planning conditions contained in the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 (the Framework).

What decided it

Condition 11 failed the test of Reasonableness because it was tied solely to The Mulberry Bush farm, but remained Necessary to prevent the dwelling being occupied or sold as unrestricted market housing in the Green Belt, so the Inspector varied its wording (to the wider locality-based model condition) rather than removing it.

Framework references: 176, 84, 137

Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP11, Policy CP12, Policy DM2, Policy DM7, Appendix 3

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