Lean to extension on existing agricultural building

The proposal involved erecting a steel-framed monopitch lean-to extension measuring 13.72m x 9.14m with eaves heights of 3.35m (low) and 4.42m (high), clad in green coated box profile steel sheeting, on an existing portal-type agricultural building used for sheep lambing and housing finishing lambs.

The officer considered the size of the extension reasonable in view of the understood level of the farming operation and noted that choosing an extension rather than a separate building helps reduce i…