®Planning appeal decision
Sheep Lane Farm, Blythe Shute, Chale, Ventnor, PO38 2HJ
change of use from former agricultural building (old milking parlour) to office use
- Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- employment-industrial
- Postcode
- PO38 2HJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the proposed office use is justified having regard to the development plan spatial strategy
What decided it
The significant inconsistency between the Council's application of Island Plan Policy SP1 and Framework policies supporting small-scale rural offices and agricultural diversification, combined with the economic benefits and absence of demonstrable harm to the National Landscape, justified allowing the appeal despite conflict with the development plan.
The conflict with Island Plan Policy SP1 Spatial Strategy was outweighed by the economic benefits of the small-scale office use, the Framework's support for rural office development and agricultural diversification, and the absence of significant harm to the Isle of Wight National Landscape.
Framework references: 189, 88, 93, 91, 92, 231, 232
Plan policies cited: Island Plan Policy SP1, Island Plan Policy SP1 (non-PDL enhancement requirement)
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.