July 4, 20197 yr 18 hours ago, JSHarris said: Was in a planning meeting last night. What is clear is that planning policy has little bearing when it comes to decision making. I sat shaking my head in despair at our clerk as our chairperson advocated approving a development in open countryside, that was specifically in breach of both local and national planning policy. The chairperson's (socialist) view was that we should encourage development for farm workers. The house in question was a 168m2 three bedroom detached "single farm workers accommodation". The chairperson also failed to understand why it might be a good idea to attach an agricultural tie to the decision (and the applicant strongly objected to an agricultural tie, which was rather telling). In scotland now If you build a house with and agricutural tie --EG -- you can start a lama farm or chicken ranch ,trout farm etc providing enough ground to be considered as possibly viable -- not one field and a "good life " type then at some point in the future you can sell the house to NON agricultural person . BUT that piece of ground will never be allowed another chicken farm +house on it So gone are the days when you had to pull the house down if it became empty or only those engaged agriculture close by could inhabit it , something my mind is contemplating +will possibly be testing out with planning ,but i think alpaca,s are a better temperament than spitting,biting lamas, not sure if its now the same in england +wales --could be something to do with crofting?
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