Decision details

The Officer recommendation to refuse was moved, seconded put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED:

To REFUSE the application for the following reasons:

1.       By virtue of the siting and design of the existing structure, granting retrospective planning permission for this application would be contrary to saved Local Plan Policy LC13, because the building does not relate well to any existing agricultural buildings, it is not sited in the least damaging location on land within the applicant’s control, and the design and external appearance of the existing structure is not typical of modern farm buildings. Taken together, these factors mean that the retention of the building would also have an unacceptable adverse visual impact on the character of the surrounding landscape and harm the valued characteristics of the National Park contrary to policies GSP1, GSP2, GSP3 and L1 of the Core Strategy, Local Plan policy LC4, and contrary to national planning policies in the Framework.

2.       By virtue of its siting and the intervening distances between the proposed building and the nearest residential properties, it is considered that the proposed use of the building to accommodate livestock building would be unneighbourly and detract from the living conditions of nearby residents.  Therefore, the application does not comply with saved Local Plan policy LC4, policy GSP3 of the Core Strategy and core planning principles in the Framework, which seek to safeguard the residential amenities of properties affected by development proposals. 

3.       In the absence of an agricultural appraisal to support this application it cannot be demonstrated that the benefits of approving this application would outweigh or offset the identified and demonstrable harm to the valued characteristics of the National Park that would result from the retention of the structure. Therefore, granting retrospective planning permission for this application would be contrary to the principles of sustainable development set out in national planning policies in the Framework and policy GSP1 of the Authority’s Core Strategy.