®Planning appeal decision
Little Acorn Farm, St. Keyne, LISKEARD, PL14 4QS
described as “without planning permission, the change of use of the land from agricultural to residential use through the stationing of a caravan for residential purposes along with associated operational development including the creation of a new access track and wooden outbuilding. The land has been outlined in red on the attached plan 'The Plan'. The approximate position of the residential caravan is marked with a blue 'X' on the attached plan and the approximate location of the wooden outbuilding is marked with a blue 'A
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the stationing of a caravan for residential purposes satisfies planning policies for residential development in the open countryside
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the land and the surrounding area
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that there was an essential agricultural need for a worker to live on site, balanced against unproven long-term business viability, which justified a temporary rather than permanent permission.
the limited, temporary harm to the character and appearance of the land was outweighed by the essential need for a worker to live on site to support the agricultural business
Framework references: 80
Plan policies cited: Policy 7, Policy 1, Policy 2, Policy 3, Policy 27, Policy 12, Policy 23, Policy AL1
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