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Planning permission granted18 December 20233317693

Little Acorn Farm, St. Keyne, Liskeard, PL14 4QS

Planning appeal 3317693 at Little Acorn Farm, St. Keyne, Liskeard, PL14 4QS (Cornwall Council) was allowed on 18 December 2023 by Inspector Davies H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the stationing of a caravan for residential purposes satisfies planning policies for residential development in the open countryside.

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
Postcode
PL14 4QS

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 7Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 27Policy 12Policy 23Policy AL1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80

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