®Planning appeal decision
South Barton Farm, Veasy Park, Wembury, Devon, PL9 0ES
Retrospective permission for retention of an agricultural worker’s residential static caravan, for a temporary period of three years
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Faulkner H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing having regard to the requirements of development plan policies, including whether there is a proven need for a temporary rural worker's dwelling in this location
What decided it
The temporary three-year period, combined with evidence of agricultural need for on-site occupation and the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing supply, justified the siting of the caravan as an appropriate location for housing in this context.
The temporary nature of the permission and the agricultural need for on-site occupation outweighed any concerns about the financial viability of the business, which could be demonstrated over the three-year period.
Plan policies cited: Policy SPT1, Policy SPT2, Policy TTV1, Policy TTV26
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