agriculture

After establishing an ‘essential need’ for a new worker’s dwelling at a Cumbrian sheep farm, an inspector refused permission on design grounds.

An inspector, not persuaded that a new business plan prepared by a rural worker after the death of her partner was viable, has upheld enforcement action against her ‘ramshackle’ on-site home.

Plans to build a ‘honey barn’ in Essex under permitted development rules have been blocked after an inspector ruled that while breeding of queen bees is an agricultural use, processing and jarring of honey...

An inspector has upheld an enforcement notice against an unauthorised building in Somerset ostensibly used for storing hay bales, noting its ‘residential appearance’ and lack of appropriate ventilation....