Block Fen Stables, Block Fen Drove, Wimblington, MARCH, PE15 0FB

Erection of 3-Bed detached bungalow with attached double garage together with erection of stable block without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref F/YR01/1120/F, dated 16 January 2002

Authority: Fenland District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Simpson L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether condition 5 is necessary, reasonable and relevant having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of residential development and whether there is a need for a rural worker to reside permanently at the appeal site.

What decided it

The 2007 planning obligation preventing lawful occupation of both dwellings meant there was no realistic prospect of the 2002 dwelling being completed and occupied in accordance with condition 5, so its removal was unjustified.

the limited social and economic benefits of one market (or self-/custom-build) dwelling did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan taken as a whole

Framework references: 56, 80

Plan policies cited: Policy LP3, Policy LP12

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