®Planning appeal decision
Upper Sent Cottages,, The Barn, Okewood Hill, RH5 5PT
change of use of ground for the temporary siting of a static caravan for a temporary rural workers dwelling
- Authority
- Mole Valley District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- agricultural
- Postcode
- RH5 5PT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is an essential need for a dwelling in the countryside to accommodate a rural worker
- accessibility to facilities and services
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the site, as required by Policy HO11 of the Framework.
The limited positive socio-economic benefits to the rural enterprise did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan arising from harm to character and appearance and the introduction of a car-dependent rural dwelling.
Framework references: HO11, S1, S3, S5
Plan policies cited: Policy HO11, Policy INF1, Policy S1, Policy EN4, Policy EN8
Judgments cited: Embleton Parish Council v Northumberland CC [2013] EWHC 3631; Maidstone BC v SSE & Dunn [1995] HC CO/2349/94; Fordent Holdings Ltd v SSCLG [2013] EWHC 2844 (Admin)
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.