Church Farm Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE

Planning appeal 3305664 at Church Farm Church Lane, Backford, Chester, CH2 4BE (Cheshire West and Chester) was dismissed on 3 April 2023 by Inspector Brook S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies.

A temporary agricultural workers dwelling in the form of a static caravan unit

Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Brook S
Postcode: CH2 4BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies
Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on the site
If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, that amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate an essential need for a further worker to live permanently on the site, combined with the development's impact on Green Belt openness, means the very special circumstances necessary to justify inappropriate development do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy STRAT 9Policy DM19Policy DM25
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 84Paragraph 148Paragraph 150

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