Planning appeal decision
Hythe Farm, Hythe Lane, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0EH
Planning appeal 3347319 at Hythe Farm, Hythe Lane, Burwell, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0EH (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2025 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development with regards to whether it would be carried out on land that comprises an agricultural unit of 5 ha or more within the meaning given at paragraph D.1.(1) of the GPDO.
Storage barn
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- CB25 0EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development with regards to whether it would be carried out on land that comprises an agricultural unit of 5 ha or more within the meaning given at paragraph D.1.(1) of the GPDO
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide unambiguous evidence that the proposed storage barn would be carried out on land comprising an agricultural unit of 5 hectares or more, as required by Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO.
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