Cutie pie farm , Welby land, Ab kettleby , LE14 3JR

the change of use of land from agricultural to mixed agricultural and residential and the erection of a dwelling house

Authority: Melton Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Normington S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be appropriately located, taking into account the Council's spatial strategy for housing development, with particular regard to the location of the site in the open countryside
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The proposal constitutes an unacceptable isolated home in the countryside that fails to meet the exceptions in NPPF paragraph 80 and would be unsustainable due to reliance on private car journeys, conflicting with the development plan's spatial strategy and the environmental dimension of sustainability.

Framework references: 80

Plan policies cited: Policy SS2, Policy EN1, Policy D1, Policy C8

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