Logmore Farm, Logmore Lane, Westcott, DORKING, Surrey, RH4 3JN

positioning of a shepherd's hut on land adjacent to existing buildings on Longmore Farm and its use for occasional holiday lets

Authority: Mole Valley District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Buchanan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
its effect on the rural character of the area, including the National Landscape and the Area of Great Landscape Value

What decided it

The shepherd's hut qualifies as appropriate outdoor recreation development in the Green Belt that preserves openness and does not conflict with Green Belt purposes, and its modest scale and sympathetic design cause no adverse impact on rural character or landscape designations.

Framework references: 143, 155

Plan policies cited: Mole Valley Local Plan October 2000 Policy ENV22, Mole Valley Local Plan October 2000 Policy ENV23, Mole Valley Core Strategy October 2009 Policy CS14

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