	Application Ref.	Date Received	Address	Proposal	Status
5	09/04403/FUL	19/11/2009	Parcel 2866 Woolley Lane Charlcombe Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA1 8DN	Siting of a temporary agricultural workers mobile home, and retrospective formation of track and alt...	Application Refused
4	09/01021/FUL	26/03/2009	Street Record Woolley Lane Charlcombe Bath	Provision of new access, track and turning area on land adjacent to Woolley Lane and Land Parcel 842...	Application Refused
3	09/01020/FUL	26/03/2009	Parcel 2866 Woolley Lane Charlcombe Bath BA1 8DN	Erection of extension to agricultural building, siting of temporary agricultural workers mobile home...	Application Refused
2	08/03644/FUL	26/09/2008	Street Record Woolley Lane Charlcombe Bath	Provision of new access, track and hardstanding on land adjacent to Woolley Lane and Land Parcel 842...	Application Refused
1	08/02397/FUL	27/06/2008	Parcel 2866 Woolley Lane Charlcombe Bath BA1 8DN	Erection of agricultural building, alterations to access, formation of track and hardstanding, siti...	Application Refused

SAVE WOOLLEY VALLEY

The Development

The agent for Golden Valley Paddocks has advised B&NES that 10 mobile chicken sheds, each housing 1000 chickens, will be place around the site. The sheds are prefabricated and each measures 20 m long by 6 m wide by 3.5 m high. There are a number of issues which are discussed below.

Mobility

It is claimed that these will be mounted on skids and will be fully mobile, enabling them to be moved around the site. On this basis, B&NES has advised that these would be classed as chattels and not buildings and would not, in her opinion, fall within the definition of development as set out in the Act. It follows that they would not fall within the Article 4 Direction. How does this differ from the case of the mobile home, which is by definition ‘mobile’ and not fixed to the ground? However, an on-site visit by Neil Harvey, Cllr Ian Dewey and the Chairs of Charlcombe and Swainswick Parish Councils on 24 Mar 10 revealed that the base of each chicken shed constructed so far has been dug into the ground to a depth of around 2 feet and that they are clearly NOT “fully mobile” as claimed. Indeed is highly questionable whether they are mobile at all.

Visual Impact

Each of these 10 sheds is larger than the mobile home which has once again been refused planning permission. One of the grounds for refusal of the mobile home was the significant harm caused by the visual impact on the natural beauty of the Cotswold AONB, contrary to Policy NE2 of the Local Plan. The harm caused by the 10 chicken sheds will be many times worse. The application site is located on an open and very prominent hillside and the siting of the chicken sheds will detract from the openness of this part of the green belt. The prominence of the site would also cause it to detract from the appearance and rural character of this especially sensitive location, contrary to Policy GB2 of the Local Plan. Photographs have been supplied which clearly demonstrate the significant visual impact.

Below: Planning Applications submitted

Above: Unpermitted extension works to already refused mobile home.

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