®Planning appeal decision
Meadow View Farm, Bradford Leigh, BA15 2RW
the erection of agricultural worker's dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, including whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker at the site, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently transparent and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate an essential need for the agricultural worker's dwelling at the site, so as to amount to very special circumstances clearly outweighing the identified Green Belt and character harm.
Substantial weight given to Green Belt harm, together with modest harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate social and economic benefits and the unproven essential need for a rural worker's dwelling, so very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
Framework references: 11, 84, 88, 142, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy 51, Policy 57, Policy 48
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.