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When putting in an application for structures within the Countryside we have certain Policies which you will need to check to see if you comply with, see below. Please also be aware that when you put your application in you will be required to show justification on why you need the structures. When looking at your explanation of the proposal, your justification will be showing how much land you are farming, explaining why you require the structures you do and information on what you are already doing with the land e.g. if you have any animals grazing already/horticulture already on site.
General Policy 3 states that 'Development will not be permitted outside of those areas which are zoned for development on the appropriate Area Plan with the exception of: -
(f) building and engineering operations which are essential for the conduct of agriculture or forestry';
The field has no existing storage facility. It is essential for equipment to be stored securely to prevent theft and to maintain it in a good state of repair.
The proposal is for the erection of a metal agricultural shed to support agricultural activities on the field - activities to include the raising and establishment of various plants, keeping of bees, and small livestock.
Space is required for storage of tools and agricultural equipment and the provision of a workspace - eg tractor/agricultural quad bike, mower, rotavator, strimmer/brushcutter, agricultural hand tools and safety equipment, clothing and footwear, first aid kit, bee keeping and processing equipment, materials and tools for sowing, planting, potting, propagation and care of plants, work bench/table, saws, sundry small tools, foodstuffs, pesticides, seed trays & pots.
To support horticultural activity, planting has already been started.
3.2 Environment Policy 1 states that 'The countryside and its ecology will be protected for its own sake...Development which would adversely affect the countryside will not be permitted unless there is an over-riding national need in land use planning terms which outweighs the requirement to protect these areas and for which there is no reasonable and acceptable alternative'.
Environment Policy 1 - the applicant does not believe the development will adversely affect the countryside.
3.3 Environment Policy 2 states that 'The present system of landscape classification of Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance (AHLV's) as shown on the 1982 Development Plan and subsequent Local and Area Plans will be used as a basis for development control until such time as it is superseded by a landscape classification which will introduce different categories of landscape
and policies and guidance for control therein. Within these areas the protection of the character of the landscape will be the most important consideration unless it can be shown that:
(a) the development would not harm the character and quality of the landscape; or (b) the location for the development is essential. The applicant understands the area is not classified as AHLV.
3.4 Environment Policy 15 states that "Where the Department is satisfied that there is agricultural or horticultural need for a new building (including a dwelling), sufficient to outweigh the general policy against development in the countryside, and that the impact of this development including buildings, accesses, servicing etc. is acceptable, such development must be sited as close as is practically possible to existing building groups and be appropriate in terms of scale, materials, colour, siting and form to ensure that all new developments are sympathetic to the landscape and built environment of which they will form a part.
Only in exceptional circumstances will buildings be permitted in exposed or isolated areas or close to public highways and in all such cases will be subject to appropriate landscaping. The nature and materials of construction must also be appropriate to the purposes for which it is intended.
Where new agricultural buildings are proposed next to or close to existing residential properties, care must be taken to ensure that there is no unacceptable adverse impact through any activity, although it must be borne in mind that many farming activities require buildings which are best sited, in landscape terms, close to existing building groups in the rural landscape".
There are no existing building groups in the immediate vicinity. The nearest public highway is approximately 0.5 mile away. A farm is close by, and equine facilities are located in nearby fields.
Proposed construction is to be of blockwork, timber and sheet metal on a concrete base.
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