®Planning appeal decision
Land to the south of B4042, Little Somerford
without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from agriculture to the mixed use of agriculture, the stationing of vehicles (including two buses) for residential purposes and the use of land for the storage of building materials and non-agricultural vehicles
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the principle of development is acceptable in open countryside having regard to policies for the location of housing
- the impact of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside
- whether the use represents sustainable development
What decided it
The continuing harm to the character and appearance of the open countryside caused by the unauthorised residential use was not outweighed by the appellant's personal circumstances or the lack of significant sustainability harm.
the appellant's personal circumstances and the lack of significant harm to sustainability were outweighed by the continuing harm to the open countryside caused by the unauthorised use
Framework references: 84
Plan policies cited: CP1 (Settlement Strategy), CP2 (Delivery Strategy), CP46, CP48, H4 (North Wiltshire Local Plan), CS Policy 51, CS Policy 57, Core Policy 60, Core Policy 61
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