®Planning appeal decision
The West Somerset Community College Farm, Old A39 Ellicombe, Dunster, Somerset, TA24 6TR
the erection of an open sided timber shelter to provide weather shelter to animals and students. The structure is 9m long, 6m wide and is constructed using round timber posts, dug into the ground, with timber trusses and timber planks to provide a shelter
- Authority
- Somerset West and Taunton *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Evans J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the shelter on the character and appearance of the area, including having regard to the effect upon the setting of Exmoor National Park
What decided it
The shelter's isolated, conspicuous position and incongruous form within the managed agricultural landscape would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the area and the setting of Exmoor National Park, with benefits failing to outweigh these significant harms.
Plan policies cited: Policy NH5, Policy NH13, Policy NH14, Policy OC1, Policy EC7
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