23873
on an unused existing commercial site for three No. hot food and beverage food trailers serving food and beverages for consumption on site, toilet block catering for all users with connection to existing approved waste water treatment unit on site, secure children's play area with picnic benches and picnic pods, new entrance in lieu of existing entrance to main road, secure fencing to perimeter, signage, car and coach parking, gravel surfacing to parking area, and associated works
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed commercial development is located in a sensitive rural Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) without a demonstrated locational need, would negatively impact visual amenities and listed prospects, and lacks sufficient technical detail regarding access, flooding, and wastewater management.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The development is situated in an un-zoned rural area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty where the applicant failed to demonstrate a specific locational need, thereby contravening strategic objectives to preserve the amenity and character of the rural landscape.
- The haphazard layout and design of the food trailers and associated structures would create a visually intrusive and incongruous feature that would seriously injure the visual amenities of the area and interfere with protected views and prospects.
- Insufficient information was provided to justify a new entrance onto a regional road (R755) or to demonstrate that the site would not be subject to flooding and could safely accommodate wastewater and surface water disposal without prejudice to public health and traffic safety.