Hillside Farm, Wangford , Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8AS

a new farm house dwelling to accommodate farm director or principal farm employee. Agricultural restriction and tie to the farm to be applied

Authority: East Suffolk
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hall R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether it has been demonstrated that there is an essential need for the proposed dwelling to accommodate a rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site in the countryside.

What decided it

The absence of a demonstrated essential functional need for the appellant to live permanently at the site, resulting in conflict with Policy WLP8.8 and paragraph 80 of the Framework.

The significant weight attached to the conflict with the Council's plan-led approach to housing delivery in the countryside outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme, including its contribution to housing supply, self-build provision, and support for the farm business.

Framework references: 80

Plan policies cited: Policy WLP8.8, Policy WLP1.2

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