Issue - meetings

That Planning Permission be refused for the following reasons:

1.

The site is located within Whams Lane in a central position of existing ribbon development in the rural hamlet of Bay Horse. Bay Horse contains minimal key services and as such is not considered to be sustainable in terms of its location. The site does not have immediate and direct access to key services and infrastructure and would realistically only be accessible by using a private car.  In addition it has not been demonstrated that the development would enhance or maintain the vitality of the local community or help sustain services in nearby settlements.  There has been no exceptional justification provided to support this development in an unsustainable rural location such as an existing agricultural or forestry need. As such the proposal is therefore contrary to the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework, in particular the Core Planning Principles, and does not fall within any of the circumstances set out in Paragraph 55, Core Strategy policy SC1, and Policies DM20 (criteria ll) and DM42 of the Development Management Development Plan Document.

2.

The proposed polytunnels, by virtue of their size, scale and footprint, will be a dominant feature in the wider landscape and will be an unneighbourly feature at relatively close proximity to the nearest neighbouring dwelling (Oak Villa).  As a consequence they are considered to represent inappropriate development by virtue of the impact upon Oak Villa and are therefore considered contrary to policy DM35 of the Development Management DPD and the provisions of paragraph 17 of the National Planning Policy Framework.