Beacon Lane Farm, Beacon Lane, Voxmoor, WELLINGTON, Somerset, TA21 9NX

conversion of dog breeding kennels to 2 No. self contained holiday accommodation units with change of use of dog washing/grooming/prep building to laundry and drying room and use of ancillary residential accommodation as managers dwelling at Beacon Lane Farm, Beacon Lane, Voxmoor, Wellington without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 44/21/0003 dated 4 October 2022

Authority: Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rose C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary to justify the location of the dwelling in the countryside

What decided it

The existing Section 106 Agreement already permits similar occupation arrangements, and the amended condition wording retains a necessary functional link between the dwelling and holiday units whilst being reasonable in light of the limited work available from two holiday units.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM2, Policy CP8

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