Four-horse stables and menage at Station Farm, Denton Road, Horton

What was proposed

The application proposed four stables, a 40-metre by 20-metre menage and 1.8 hectares of land for personal horse keeping.

“The application site is in open countryside adjacent to Station Farm which is located to the north-east of the village of Horton. Station Cottages are located on the north side of the road with Station Farm located opposite on the south side of the road. 1 & 2 Station Farm Cottages have recently been acquired by Station Farm. The land was previously arable land but will be resown with grass for the proposed use of keeping horses.”

“The development is for the creation of an outdoor menage and construction of stables for 4 horses and to use a total area of 1.8 hectares for keeping horses for personal means. The proposed stable block will be a single storey U-shaped building constructed in blockwork with facing brick and weatherboarding which is typical of equestrian buildings in rural settings.”

Officer report

Planning history

There was no planning history directly relevant to the proposal site.

“There is no planning history directly relevant to the proposal site.”

Officer report

Officers’ recommendation

Officers recommended delegated approval subject to conditions, concluding that the proposal was acceptable against relevant planning policies and guidance.

“Conclusion The application has been assessed against the relevant policies in the NPPF, the adopted Local Plan and other relevant guidance as listed in detail at Section 8 of the report.”

“The report looks into the key planning issues in detail, and Officers conclude that the proposal is acceptable subject to conditions.”

Officer report

Consultation responses

Hackleton Parish Council raised no objection, while the ecology officer found the biodiversity proposal acceptable subject to conditions.

“Below is a summary of the consultation responses received at the time of writing this report. Responses are available to view in full on the Council’s website.”

“Consultee Name Position Comment Hackleton Parish Council Comment No objection WNC Ecology Officer BNG proposal is acceptable Conditions recommend for inclusion.”

Officer report

Public views

No letters of objection or support were received following the site notice and neighbour letters.

“Below is a summary of the third party and neighbour responses received at the time of writing this report.”

“There have no letters of objections or support submitted in response to the site notice and neighbour letters issued.”

Officer report

Public speakers

There were no public speakers on the application.

The committee vote

The motion to approve was carried with ten votes in favour, none against and no abstentions.

“It was proposed by Councillor Alexander McMurtry and seconded by Councillor Daniel Rainbird that application 2025/4971/MAF be approved in accordance with the Case Officer’s recommendation. The motion was put to the vote with ten votes cast in favour of the proposal, no votes cast against with no abstentions, therefore the motion was carried, and the application was approved.”

Minutes

The decision

The committee delegated authority to grant permission subject to the conditions in the case officer’s report, with necessary amendments allowed.

“In reaching its decision, the Committee considered the Case Officer’s report and presentation.”

“(1) That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director – Planning and Development to grant permission to application 2025/4971/MAF subject to the conditions set out in the Case Officer’s report (and any amendments to those conditions as deemed necessary).”

Minutes