RamHill, Coalpit Heath, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS36 2TZ

change of use of agricultural land for the stationing of a mobile home for occupation by an agricultural worker (retrospective) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref PT08/1361/F, dated 13 June 2008

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Change of use
Inspector: Edwards J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the disputed condition is required and reasonable in the light of development plan policies on the location of residences
Whether the disputed condition is required and reasonable in the light of Green Belt policies as set out in the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The site's unusual planning history with successive temporary permissions for a mobile home from 1983 onwards, combined with only limited harm to Green Belt openness, constituted very special circumstances that clearly outweighed the harm and justified removal of the personal occupancy condition.

Framework references: 147, 150

Plan policies cited: CS5, CS34, CS1, PSP40, PSP41, PSP7

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