®Planning appeal decision
Dernford Farm, Dernford Farm Road, Stapleford, Cambridge , CB22 5DY
Without planning permission: a) The change of use of the land from a mixed Agricultural Use and Hostel Accommodation for Agricultural Workers, Ancillary Office Accommodation and Use of Existing Bungalow as Warden Accommodation to a mixed use, Agricultural Use, Caravan Site, Commercial Business Use, Hostel Accommodation and Use of Existing Bungalow as Warden Accommodation
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Preston C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development constitutes inappropriate development within the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the location of the site is such that the development has led to unsustainable patterns of travel
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring residents at Dernford House
- If the development does represent inappropriate development within the Green Belt, whether there are any other considerations to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify a grant of permission, including the need for accommodation for the local agricultural economy
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify permission, as the benefits of providing agricultural worker accommodation are not clearly evidenced or demonstrated to outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and purposes.
Framework references: 11, 135, 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy S/4, Policy NH/2, Policy TI/2, Policy SC/10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.