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12/1073N Top End Farm, Barthomley Road, Barthomley, Cheshire CW2 5NT: Retention of Extensions to Agricultural Buildings for

 

 

Meeting: 10/10/2012 - Southern Planning Committee (Item 69)

69 12/1073N Top End Farm, Barthomley Road, Barthomley, Cheshire CW2 5NT: Retention of Extensions to Agricultural Buildings for Mr Mark Abell pdf icon PDF 288 KB

To consider the above planning application.

Minutes:

Note: Having declared that she knew the applicant, Rachel Goddard, Senior Lawyer, withdrew from the meeting during consideration of this item and Patricia Evans, Planning Lawyer, took her place.

 

Note: All Members of the Committee declared that they had been sent photographs by an objector.

 

Note: Councillor J Hammond (Ward Councillor) and Mr M Coyne (objector) attended the meeting and addressed the Committee on this matter.

 

The Committee considered a report regarding the above planning application and an oral report of the site inspection.

 

RESOLVED – That, contrary to the planning officer’s recommendation for approval, the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:

 

  1. The extensions are not necessary to support the existing or proposed agricultural business on the site as identified within the Reading Agricultural Consultants appraisal. The extensions therefore represent inappropriate development within the Green Belt, which will have an adverse impact on the openess of the Green Belt contrary to Crewe & Nantwich Local Plan Policy NE1 and paragraphs 87 and 89 of the NPPF.

 

2. Notwithstanding the requirements of the recent appeal decision (APP/R0660/C/11/2161944) the Council considers that the appeal decision did not take account of the Reading Agricultural Consultants appraisal and as such planning permission for the extensions should not be granted.