10/2457N Change of use from horticultural to equestrian. Provision of open air menage, stable block, horse walker, muck midden and hay store. Variation of occupancy of tied dwelling to include occupation for equestrian management, Little Island Nur
Meeting: 22/09/2010 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 82)
PDF 578 KBTo consider the above planning application.
Minutes:
Note: Councillor J Hammond (Ward Councillor) and Mr Tutty (representing the applicant) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.
The Committee considered a report (together with an oral update) regarding the above planning application.
RESOLVED
That the application be refused for the following reasons:-
1. The proposed development relates to a newly created rural business and the Local Planning Authority considers that the applicant has failed to demonstrate that the there is a clearly established functional need, that the development meets the financial test specified within Annex A of PPS7 and that the applicant has the ability to develop the enterprise. As a result the variation of the condition would not be acceptable as it has not been possible to establish that the stated intentions are genuine, are reasonably likely to materialise and are capable of being sustained for a reasonable period of time. To allow the development would be contrary to the provisions of PPS 7 (Sustainable Development in Rural Areas) and Policies RES.5 (Housing in the Open Countryside) and RES.6 (Agricultural and Forestry Occupancy Conditions) of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011.
2. The Local Planning Authority considers that there is insufficient land to serve a stable block of the size proposed for this enterprise in accordance with guidance given by the British Horse Society. In the absence of a detailed justification to explain how the enterprise would operate under such circumstances the proposed stable block by reason of its size and scale would result in an overdevelopment of the site and an unwarranted intrusion into the open countryside that would harm its character and appearance. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Policies NE.2 (Open Countryside) and RT.6 (Recreational Uses in the Open Countryside) of the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich Replacement Local Plan 2011.