Planning appeal decision
Land off Wellbrook Lane, Peterchurch, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 0SS
Planning appeal 3313590 at Land off Wellbrook Lane, Peterchurch, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 0SS (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2023 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development, having particular regard to whether the building would be reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture.
a general-purpose agricultural building
- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Praine N
- Postcode
- HR2 0SS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development, having particular regard to whether the building would be reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture
- The effect of the siting of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appellant failed to robustly demonstrate that the building was reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture, particularly given the short distance between the appeal site and the existing farmstead and the feasibility of transporting equipment and fodder between them.
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