Lakeland House Farm, Ranskill Road, Mattersey, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN10 5EA

Hybrid application which seeks consent for the following at Clearwater Lakes Fishery, Mattersey: - Change of use of land for the siting of up to 50 touring caravans including welfare block; - Outline permission for a restaurant/café/farm shop building (scale submitted for approval, all other matters reserved) (site area 0.46 hectares); and - Full permission for a detached dwelling with fishing tackle/bait/ticket shop with associated site administration offices which would be occupied by the site manager

Authority: Bassetlaw District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Hobbs J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether it has been demonstrated that there is a justified need for the proposed facilities, with regard to a business opportunity or operational requirements
whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker

What decided it

The lack of substantive evidence (including any business plan) demonstrating a justified need or viability for the proposed facilities, combined with the availability of alternative means of meeting the rural worker accommodation need without a new dwelling.

The limited/modest weight attributable to the business diversification and personal-circumstance benefits did not outweigh the harm arising from conflict with the development plan as a whole

Framework references: 94, 93

Plan policies cited: Policy ST11, Policy ST8, Policy ST10, Policy ST1, Policy 32, Policy ST2

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