Dingle Edge Bath Road Nympsfield Stonehouse Gloucestershire GL10 3UQ

1. 1.Policy CP15 of the Stroud District Local Plan. Policy CP15 permits development in such locations only where it is demonstrated to be essential to the maintenance or enhancement of a sustainable farming or forestry enterprise. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed building extension is reasonably necessary to support the agricultural and arboricultural enterprises operating from the site. Whilst the supporting statement refers to business growth and a requirement for additional storage of agricultural machinery, timber, fodder and arboricultural equipment, no substantive evidence has been provided regarding the scale of the businesses, recent growth, operational requirements, staffing levels, turnover, workload, contracts, or the adequacy of existing buildings and storage facilities. Furthermore, no justification has been provided for the proposed storage of fodder where no livestock are kept on the holding, and it remains unclear whether the building would principally serve activities undertaken on the application site or operate as a storage and servicing base for off-site contracting work. In the absence of sufficient evidence to demonstrate an essential functional need for the development, its scale, and its direct relationship to the agricultural or forestry activities undertaken on the holding, the Local Planning Authority is unable to conclude that the proposal is justified or reasonably necessary. The proposal is therefore contrary to Criterion 1 of Policy CP15 of the Stroud District Local Plan IMPORTANT NOTES –SEE OVERLEAF Proper Officer of the Council

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GL10 3UQ

Date validated

9 April 2026