Land at Pathe Road, Pathe, Othery, TA7 0AF

Change of use of land for the stationing of 2 No. shepherd huts to provide holiday accommodation

Authority: Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Cuthbert L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposed access road on the character and appearance of the area, and the wildlife corridor and habitats

What decided it

The site's isolated location in open countryside, remote from any settlement with adequate services and lacking sustainable transport options, combined with the material harm to character and appearance from both the development and the access road, conflicts with the spatial strategy and local plan policies that strictly control countryside development.

Framework references: 110, 88, 89

Plan policies cited: Policy D17, Policy S2, Policy S4, Policy CO1, Policy D2, Policy D13, Policy D14, Policy D20, Policy D22, Policy D19

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