Planning appeal decision
Poultry Buildings, Muckleton Road, Edgebolton, Shawbury, Shropshire, SY4 4EP
Planning appeal 3301728 at Poultry Buildings, Muckleton Road, Edgebolton, Shawbury, Shropshire, SY4 4EP (Shropshire County Council) was allowed on 15 May 2023 by Inspector Castle S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not there is an essential functional need for an agricultural worker to live on the site.
temporary accommodation for agricultural workers
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Castle S
- Postcode
- SY4 4EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not there is an essential functional need for an agricultural worker to live on the site.
What decided it
The demonstrated essential functional need for a worker to be on site to respond swiftly to poultry welfare and productivity risks that automated systems and off-site staff could not adequately address.
The benefits of meeting the demonstrated essential functional need for an on-site agricultural worker significantly outweighed any conflict with the Guidance's general reluctance to grant a second temporary permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy CS6Policy MD7a
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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