Chapel Farm, Old Trough Lane, Sandholme, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU15 2XW

change of use of land and buildings from redundant pig farm to storage (Use Class B8). Erection of new office building following demolition of redundant stable block. Recladding and insertion of roller shutter doors on Shed A, external alterations to shed B and the erection of an extension and recladding to shed C. Insertion of a new washout enclosure. Provision of concrete surfacing around the sheds and associated parking. Erection of electric gates to main entrance and timber shiplap fencing on southern boundary

Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Biggers P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the scale and intensity of the proposed use and development would be appropriate in the countryside setting
Whether or not the proposed use and development would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the countryside
Whether or not the proposed use would have a detrimental impact on living conditions for present and future occupants of neighbouring properties to east and west of the site and the community generally in terms of noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposal's compliance with local plan policies supporting the conversion of redundant farm buildings for economic development, combined with the landscape character already accommodating large commercial structures and the modest operational scale of the proposed machinery storage use, outweighed concerns about countryside location.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy S4 (C1), Policy EC1, Policy EC1 D2, Policy EC1 D3, Policy EC1 D4, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV2

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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