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Dismissed10 January 20243321853

J Gwilliam & Sons, Upper Farm Guilden Down, Clun, Craven Arms, SY7 8NZ

Planning appeal 3321853 at J Gwilliam & Sons, Upper Farm Guilden Down, Clun, Craven Arms, SY7 8NZ (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 10 January 2024 by Inspector Hall R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for an additional rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site in the countryside, having regard to: the functional need of the farming enterprise; the suitability and availability of any alternative accommodation; and whether the proposal is acceptable with respect to affordable housing.

erection of an agricultural occupancy restricted dwelling with a detached garage, installation of septic tank

Authority
Shropshire County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hall R
Postcode
SY7 8NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is an essential need for an additional rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site in the countryside, having regard to: the functional need of the farming enterprise; the suitability and availability of any alternative accommodation; and whether the proposal is acceptable with respect to affordable housing.

What decided it

The likely availability of suitable alternative accommodation to meet the functional need, undermining the justification for a new agricultural worker's dwelling.

The significant weight attached to the presumption against new residential development in the countryside outweighed the limited benefits of the scheme, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole with no material considerations to outweigh that conflict.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MD7aPolicy CS5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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