Land Accessed of Bindon Lane, Witham Friary, Frome, BA11 5HH

Planning appeal 3323827 at Land Accessed of Bindon Lane, Witham Friary, Frome, BA11 5HH (Mendip District Council *) was dismissed on 18 October 2023 by Inspector Harrington S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site.

change of use from Agricultural to Equestrian for the relocation of an existing Riding School business. Construction of Menage, 2 'American barns' associated parking, paths, muck heap & hard standing. Also installation of a mobile home to be occupied by the owners in association with the business

Authority: Mendip District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harrington S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The combination of an unproven essential need for a rural worker's dwelling, harm to character and appearance, and an unresolved highway safety concern meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and could not be outweighed by other considerations.

The modest benefits to the rural economy, equine welfare and employment did not outweigh the harm to character and appearance, the harm to highway safety, and the failure to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker's dwelling

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 1Core Policy 4DP13CP1CP4DP1DP9
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80

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