Planning appeal decision
Welcome Stables, Upton , Peterborough , PE6 7BF
Planning appeal 3338447 at Welcome Stables, Upton , Peterborough , PE6 7BF (Peterborough City Council) was allowed on 10 October 2024 by Inspector Graham A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the permanent use of a single caravan on this site for a rural worker would be compliant with the purposes of the Council's open countryside policy LP11.
Change of use of land for the stationing of one rural workers caravan unit – retrospective
- Authority
- Peterborough City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Graham A
- Postcode
- PE6 7BF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the permanent use of a single caravan on this site for a rural worker would be compliant with the purposes of the Council's open countryside policy LP11
What decided it
The necessity of permanent on-site occupation to provide round-the-clock care for stallion horses at the stables facility satisfies Policy LP11's requirements for rural workers' dwellings in open countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP11
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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