Land at Langley Bush Road, Upton, Peterborough, PE6 7BF

Planning appeal 3311607 at Land at Langley Bush Road, Upton, Peterborough, PE6 7BF (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 4 August 2023 by Inspector Simpson L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of the use of the land for the siting of two caravans for residential purposes is acceptable with particular regard to whether there is an essential need for rural workers to live permanently at the appeal site.

Use of Land and Buildings for Breeding, keeping and Training of Horses; Erection of a stable Building; Formation of a new vehicle access; Erection of boundary fencing and ancillary operations; temporary retention of two caravans

Authority: Peterborough City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Change of use
Inspector: Simpson L
Postcode: PE6 7BF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the principle of the use of the land for the siting of two caravans for residential purposes is acceptable with particular regard to whether there is an essential need for rural workers to live permanently at the appeal site.

What decided it

Insufficient evidence was provided to demonstrate an essential functional need for a second full-time worker to reside permanently at the site, meaning two caravans could not be justified.

The socio-economic benefits of the equine business and the limited additional housing stock benefits did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan's housing location policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP2Policy LP11
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 15

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