Burton Springs Fishery And Campsite, Lawson farm, Shurton Road, Stogursey, TA5 1QB

change of use to caravan site for touring caravans, motor homes and tents (retention of works already undertaken) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 3/32/18/037, dated 12 February 2019

Authority: Somerset West and Taunton *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Han U

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the condition in dispute is necessary having regard to the location of the site

What decided it

The appeal site's location in open countryside remote from services and facilities necessary for workers, combined with the likelihood of increased private vehicle reliance, means the condition is necessary and the proposal conflicts with the development plan, with limited benefits insufficient to outweigh the identified harm.

Framework references: 88, 89

Plan policies cited: Policy SC1, Policy OC1, Policy EC9, Policy EN1, Policy TR2, Policy SD1, Policy EC1, Policy NH5

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