Planning appeal decision
Land West of Kitts Farm , Stratton, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 9NR
Planning appeal 3343346 at Land West of Kitts Farm , Stratton, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 9NR (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2025 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of planning control (material change of use of agricultural land to a mixed use comprising agriculture, recreational leisure and occasional residential use through siting of a shepherd's hut and horse lorry) has in fact occurred.
Material change of use of agricultural land to a mixed use comprising agriculture, recreational leisure and occasional residential use, through the siting of a shepherd's hut and horse lorry and their occasional residential use and associated paraphernalia
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ghafoor A
- Postcode
- EX23 9NR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach of planning control (material change of use of agricultural land to a mixed use comprising agriculture, recreational leisure and occasional residential use through siting of a shepherd's hut and horse lorry) has in fact occurred
What decided it
The quantum of evidence clearly demonstrated that the shepherd's hut had been used for occasional or temporary residential purposes with facilities for day-to-day living, constituting a material change of use from the lawful agricultural use of the land.
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