Dwelling and garage at 100M NE of 178 Battery Road, Moortown

The site and surroundings

The site is a portion of an agricultural field outside settlement limits, beside existing agricultural buildings and near built-up development.

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“…and commercial/industrial businesses. To the north of the site is outside the settlement limits and the predominant land uses are agricultural fields, groups of farm buildings and single rural dwellings. The site is a portion of a larger agricultural field with a flat topography. There are established trees along the southern boundary, and the remaining boundaries have no vegetation.”

Officer report

Earlier permissions and farm history

The site had no planning history, while an adjacent site had permissions for a dwelling and garage in 2003 and 2024.

“At the time of writing, no third-party representations have been received. Planning History No planning histories at the application site. Adjacent site to the west. LA09/2022/1426/O - Proposed site for dwelling and garage within a cluster (Visual linkage with adjacent community hub building) - 40M Northeast of No 178 Battery Road, Moortown – permission granted 25.07.2003.”

Officer report

Who spoke

The planning officer presented the refusal recommendation, and the applicant addressed the committee about land ownership, former sheds and his family’s sites.

Members debated the buildings

Members discussed former agricultural sheds, nearby buildings, permitted development, and whether the applicant’s dwelling, garage and stables formed a group.

“[name withheld] stated that permitted development rights have a number of criteria in that there needs to be an established group of buildings and in this case there is only one building which the applicant owns. To put another building there it needs to be 75m away from a dwelling not associated with the applicant’s farm and it may be that there is no opportunity for this however, this still only makes two buildings and that there needs to a be a group of more than two.”

“The HLP stated there is a garage and a dwelling in the applicants name, it is accepted that the farm is active and established and that no other sites have been sold off as the applicant’s son’s house is separate to the farm. The HLP stated if it is accepted that the dwelling and garage are a group of buildings on the farm it needs to be taken further. The HLP asked if there is other land or buildings.”

Minutes

The vote and decision

A member proposed approval, another seconded it, and the committee approved the application subject to a siting condition and other delegated conditions.

“Councillor Johnston proposed that the application be approved.”

“Resolved That planning application LA09/2025/0419/O be approved subject to siting condition and other conditions as delegated to officers.”

Minutes