Agenda item

Full Application - Use Of Yard For Parking Two Lorries For Commercial Use In Addition To Existing Use Of Yard For Agricultural Purposes, Five Acres Farm, Narrow Gate Lane, Wardlow

Minutes:

Cllr D Chapman had declared a personal, prejudicial interest in this item and therefore left the room.

 

The Planning officer reported that the information requested following the last Planning Committee meeting had been received and  the conditions changed accordingly.  He also reported that further representations had been received from Mr H Wright and the Agent.

 

The following spoke under the public participation at meetings scheme:

 

·         Ms J Middleton, Objector

·         Ms C Gamble, Objector

·         Mr D Sutherland, Agent.

 

In response to Members’ comments the Planning officer stated that condition 2 could be deleted and condition 3 amended to read ‘The use hereby permitted shall remain in ownership and control of Five Acres Farm only and the existing farmstead and the use of land for the parking of commercial lorries hereby permitted shall be retained within a single planning unit’.

 

Some Members were still concerned that it was still not clear that this was an appropriate diversification of the farm.  A motion for refusal on the grounds of inappropriate farm diversification was moved and seconded.  This was voted on and carried.

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the application be REFUSED as inappropriate farm diversification.

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