Mobile Home At Elm Farm Barns, Pinnells End Lane, Coaley, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5EA

the erection of a cattery and the material change of use of the land for the siting of a mobile home for use as a temporary rural worker’s dwelling, together with associated works

Authority: Stroud District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: Berry A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposal, including whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The absence of an essential need for the cattery and rural worker's dwelling to be located in the open countryside, compounded by harm to the character and appearance of the area from the mobile home.

the limited economic benefits of the proposal did not outweigh its conflict with the development plan and the harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area

Framework references: 89, 84

Plan policies cited: Core Policy CP2, Core Policy CP3, Core Policy CP15, Core Policy CP14

Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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