Planning appeal decision
Land South of Park Wood Lane, , Park Wood Lane, Little Totham, Maldon, CM9 8LE
Planning appeal 3308656 at Land South of Park Wood Lane, , Park Wood Lane, Little Totham, Maldon, CM9 8LE (Maldon District Council) was allowed on 23 August 2023 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal proposal falls within the definitional scope of permitted development as set out in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO.
an agricultural grain, straw and hay storage building
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- CM9 8LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal proposal falls within the definitional scope of permitted development as set out in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO
- whether or not the appeal proposal requires 'prior approval' in terms of its siting, design and external appearance, and if so, whether such 'prior approval' should be granted
What decided it
The agricultural unit comprised 12.1650 hectares in the field where the building was proposed, exceeding the 5 hectare minimum threshold, and the land was demonstrated to be in active agricultural use for crop production and hay harvesting, thereby satisfying the definitional requirements of permitted development under Class A.
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