®Planning appeal decision
Cherry Tree Nursery, Eastergate Lane, Walberton, ARUNDEL, BN18 0BA
continuation of use of land for the stationing of 14 No agricultural workers caravans for a temporary period of 3 years
- Authority
- Arun District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Parker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the caravans are justified in this location, having regard to the development plan and other material considerations
- the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of adjoining dwellings, with particular reference to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The pressing need for seasonal agricultural and horticultural worker accommodation to support the local rural economy, combined with the acute housing land shortage and absence of identified harm, justified a temporary permission as a departure from the development plan.
The conflict with development plan policies of restraint in the countryside was outweighed by the pressing need for worker accommodation to support the local rural economy and the absence of any compelling evidence that such need could be met within the Built-Up Area Boundary.
Framework references: 11, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy SD SP2, Policy C SP1, Policy HP1, Policy H DM3, Policy D DM1, Policy QE SP1, Policy SD10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.