Swift Stables Theddingworth Road, Mowsley, LUTTERWORTH, LE17 6PZ

change of use of land to a campsite, the change of use of existing stables to a facilities block, installation of cess tank and electric hook up points, the use of the existing holiday let as site managers accommodation and associated boundary treatments

Authority: Harborough District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Edwards J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site managers accommodation would be in a suitable location having regard to the policies of the Harborough District Local Plan 2019, the National Planning Policy Framework and accessibility

What decided it

The unacceptable location of the proposed site managers accommodation in the countryside away from services and public transport, which fails to accord with local plan policies GD3 and GD4 and NPPF paragraphs 79 and 80, outweighs the moderate benefits of the campsite element.

Framework references: 79, 80, 84, 104

Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy GD3, Policy GD4, Policy GD2, Policy RT2, Policy RT4

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