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Dismissed23 July 20243340652

Myndful Mushrooms, Jolly Moon,, Land North of Bridge Bungalow, Lower Road, Drove Links Road, South Wonston, Hampshire, SO21 3HR

Planning appeal 3340652 at Myndful Mushrooms, Jolly Moon,, Land North of Bridge Bungalow, Lower Road, Drove Links Road, South Wonston, Hampshire, SO21 3HR (Winchester City Council) was dismissed on 23 July 2024 by Inspector Martinson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is in an appropriate location for the development having regard to the requirements of local and national policy, including: a) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area; b) whether there is a functional need for a temporary dwelling to house a rural worker which cannot be satisfied by existing nearby accommodation; and c) whether there is confidence that the enterprise has been planned on a sound financial basis.

Temporary rural workers dwelling, agricultural building, forest school and ancillary works

Authority
Winchester City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Martinson P
Postcode
SO21 3HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is in an appropriate location for the development having regard to the requirements of local and national policy, including: a) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area; b) whether there is a functional need for a temporary dwelling to house a rural worker which cannot be satisfied by existing nearby accommodation; and c) whether there is confidence that the enterprise has been planned on a sound financial basis
  • the effect of the development on protected species
  • the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

the moderate harm to landscape character from the temporary dwelling, combined with the unresolved risk of harm to protected species, outweighed the limited benefits of the scheme

the limited social and economic benefits of the forest school and mushroom enterprise, and the benefits of the temporary dwelling to that enterprise, did not outweigh the harm to landscape character and the unresolved harm to protected species

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS1Policy DM1Policy MTRA4Policy DM11Policy CP20Policy DM15Policy DM23Policy CP16Policy CP10Policy DM18
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 186Paragraph 180
Judgments
Millington v SSETR & Shrewsbury and Atcham BC (2000) JPL 297

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