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Dismissed2 April 20243326410

Land North of Catley Cross , Long Gardens , Twinstead, Essex, CO9 2PE

Planning appeal 3326410 at Land North of Catley Cross , Long Gardens , Twinstead, Essex, CO9 2PE (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 2 April 2024 by Inspector Clowes M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for a temporary dwelling in the countryside to accommodate a rural worker, having regard to the functional need and viability of the enterprise.

Siting of 1No. one-storey, 3-bedroom temporary dwelling, along with stable block, hay/machinery building, manège and hardstanding driveway

Authority
Braintree District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Clowes M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is an essential need for a temporary dwelling in the countryside to accommodate a rural worker, having regard to the functional need and viability of the enterprise.

What decided it

The appellants failed to demonstrate an essential functional need for a rural worker to live on site and failed to show the enterprise had been planned on a sound financial basis capable of supporting a full-time worker within 3 years, as required by Policy LPP 38.

the conflict with Policies LPP 1 and LPP 38 and the development plan as a whole was not outweighed by any other considerations, so the appeal was dismissed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LPP 1Policy LPP 38

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