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Notice upheld30 May 20253327833

Blackbridge , Leintwardine , Hereforshire, SY7 0NA

Planning appeal 3327833 at Blackbridge , Leintwardine , Hereforshire, SY7 0NA (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2025 by Inspector Preston C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the residential occupation of the caravan is justified based on the functional needs of the associated pheasant rearing business and whether sufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the business would be viable in the longer term.

Use of Land for the Stationing of a Key Workers Caravan and construction of a Barn

Authority
Herefordshire Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Preston C
Postcode
SY7 0NA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the residential occupation of the caravan is justified based on the functional needs of the associated pheasant rearing business and whether sufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the business would be viable in the longer term
  • The effect of the development on the integrity of the River Teme Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), the Downton Gorge Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the River Clun SAC

What decided it

The absence of a clear functional need for permanent on-site residential occupation combined with the likelihood of significant adverse effects on the integrity of designated European sites in breach of the Habitat Regulations 2017 rendered the development unlawful and contrary to development plan policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RA2Policy RA3Policy RA4Policy LD2Policy SD4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 192Paragraph 193

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