®Planning appeal decision
Reeds Barn Farmhouse, Reeds Barn, Hawkchurch, EX13 5UN
Planning appeal 3307376 at Reeds Barn Farmhouse, Reeds Barn, Hawkchurch, EX13 5UN (Dorset) was dismissed on 1 November 2023 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition restricting the occupancy of the dwelling known as Reeds Barn Farmhouse is necessary and reasonable.
Erection of a dwelling for agricultural worker and removal of occupancy restriction conditions on existing farmhouse
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrington S
- Postcode
- EX13 5UN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition restricting the occupancy of the dwelling known as Reeds Barn Farmhouse is necessary and reasonable
What decided it
The conditions are necessary and reasonable to prevent the creation of an unrestricted dwelling in the countryside contrary to development plan policy and to reflect the demonstrated need for rural worker accommodation associated with the holding.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy INT1Policy SUS2Policy HOUS6
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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