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for (A) retention planning permission for an existing apartment unit to serve a stable yard manager, including some proposed internal changes to the unit, and (B) an application for retention of an existing development which is currently serving as a separate independent two bedroom living unit. It is proposed to retain the existing development while changing the existing use as a separate independent two bedroom living unit, to a proposed work from home office for myself, which will include a sensory room and bedroom for my son, including some proposed internal changes to the unit to facilitate this, and all associated site works
Core Refusal Reason
The proposal constitutes unjustified, speculative, and haphazard rural development that fails to meet local housing need criteria and lacks adequate wastewater treatment details.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient justification for a stable manager's unit, as there is no evidence of significant equine activity on the 0.75ha site to warrant such accommodation.
- The proposed ancillary home office and sensory room are considered unnecessary and unsuitable, as these needs were already addressed in a previously permitted dwelling on the same site.
- The application lacks technical specifications for wastewater treatment, leading to concerns that the additional effluent loading would prejudice human health and water quality.