Erection of a detached machinery storage Building

General Policy 3

GP3 prohibits development outside zoned areas except for buildings essential for agriculture (para f). The officer assessed the proposal fails as no agricultural need was demonstrated, per the site's history of no activity and unviability, preventing the exception from applying in open countryside.

Environment Policy 15

EP15 permits agricultural buildings where need outweighs countryside protection policies, sited near building groups with appropriate scale/design sympathetic to landscape. The officer found no such need exists based on appeal evidence of non-viable land, so the policy test was not met despite proposed location near dwellings.

Environment Policy 1

EP1 protects countryside from harmful development unless overriding national need with no alternative. Without agricultural justification, the building would adversely affect openness and rural character despite screening attempts.