Planning appeal decision
Bannyhill Farm, Baulking, Faringdon, SN7 7QE
Planning appeal 3332863 at Bannyhill Farm, Baulking, Faringdon, SN7 7QE (Vale of White Horse District Council) was allowed on 17 July 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed use would be suitably located in terms of its accessibility to sustainable means of transport.
change of use of land to form a dog exercise field including associated works
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- SN7 7QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed use would be suitably located in terms of its accessibility to sustainable means of transport
- Whether the proposal is a form of rural diversification which would be supported by the development plan
What decided it
The proposal's status as rural diversification ancillary to the existing farm enterprise, combined with its limited operational capacity and vehicle movements, outweighed the conflict with sustainable transport accessibility policies when the development plan was read as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP35Policy CP35Policy DP12Policy EE2Policy EE4
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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