River Bourne Community Farm C I C, Cow Lane, SALISBURY, SP1 2SR

conversion and extension of an existing building, currently in use as composting toilets, to use as an essential rural worker’s dwelling. Replacement toilets are to be installed within the large barn on-site

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal represents a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant development plan policy relating to housing in the countryside and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on designated nature conservation sites, with respect to nutrient loading

What decided it

The genuine functional and security needs for a full-time on-site presence, combined with the secluded location and agricultural context of the site, justified the rural worker's dwelling in accordance with Core Policy 48 and would preserve the character and appearance of the area.

Plan policies cited: Core Policy 48, Saved Policy H28, Core Policy 51, Core Policies 50 and 69

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