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Allowed7 March 20243323376

Woodend Farm Grain Stores, Woodend Lane, Markyate, AL3 8AY

Planning appeal 3323376 at Woodend Farm Grain Stores, Woodend Lane, Markyate, AL3 8AY (Dacorum Borough Council) was allowed on 7 March 2024 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would amount to an acceptable use in this location having regard to local and national policies relating to development within rural areas.

the change of use of an agricultural building to low-key storage (Use Class B8) including installation of personnel door

Authority
Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Rawle S
Postcode
AL3 8AY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would amount to an acceptable use in this location having regard to local and national policies relating to development within rural areas
  • whether the subdivision of the farm complex and proposed use would harm the natural beauty or tranquillity of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

What decided it

The fallback position of prior approval for B8 use on two-thirds of the building, combined with the minimal physical alteration required and the proposal's accordance with rural development policies, outweighed the Council's concerns about the AONB.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS7Policy CS1Policy CS14Policy CS24Policy DP2

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