2660370
Retention and Permission: (a) Retention of use of the site as a joinery workshop as farm diversification. (b) Retention of shed No. 01 & ancillary sanitary facilities. (c) Retention existing timber cutting shed No. 02. (d) Retention of existing commercial timber joinery workshop Shed 04. (e) Retention of an existing single office and meeting room building which is ancillary to the joinery workshop. The development seeking permission consists of: (f) Demolition/removal of existing shed 03, temporary canteen, office block B, store building B and toilet facilities. (g) Permission for extension to timber joinery workshop Shed no. 04. (h) Alterations to and part change of use of Shed no. 01 from timber store to office and staff facilities with associated elevational changes. (i) Provision of new car parking, EV charging points, bike store, yard areas with all hard and soft landscape works with external lighting, planting and boundary treatments. (j) Provision and upgrade of access roads, including extended / passing area. (k) Installation of a New effluent treatment system and percolation area. (l) New soakaways. (m) All ancillary site development works
Core Refusal Reason
The development failed to demonstrate a site-specific locational need for a large-scale commercial joinery enterprise in a rural area, while also providing insufficient technical information regarding surface water management and traffic safety.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to justify the locational or resource-based need for a commercial timber frame and joinery enterprise in a rural setting, which conflicts with the strategy to direct employment growth toward designated settlements.
- The proposal lacked adequate technical details to demonstrate that surface water could be managed sustainably on-site in accordance with SuDS principles without adverse environmental impacts.
- Insufficient information was provided to ensure safe access and egress, specifically regarding visibility sightlines at the public road junction and the ability of the site to accommodate heavy vehicle movements.