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The Council considers that the proposed building would not be used for agricultural purposes but would be a general purpose industrial building falling within Use Class E (g) iii which represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt. The proposed building would have an adverse impact on the openness of the Green Belt, and would not safeguard the countryside from encroachment. The applicant has failed to demonstrate any very special circumstances to justify this inappropriate development and the harm caused to the openness of the Green Belt, and any other harm. As such, the proposal is considered to be contrary to Local Plan Policies CS4 ‘Green Belt’ and SP2 ‘Development in the Green Belt’ as well as the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
Informative
Whilst the applicant has described the building as ‘agricultural’ the Council does not accept this to be the case and considers that the building would be used for Class E(g)(iii) use (light industrial) purposes.
POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE STATEMENT
The applicant did not enter into any pre application discussions with the Local Planning Authority. Discussions during the determination of the application have identified that it is not possible to support a scheme of this nature nor would any amendments make it acceptable. It was not considered to be in accordance with the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework and resulted in this refusal.
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