Soft fruit creates quandary

Redman, V.

Soft fruit creates quandary - 2004 - Planning (for the Natural and Built Environment) (1585) 3 September 2004, 15(1) .

Considers the conflict between residents and soft fruit growers over the use of polytunnels. Polytunnels have extended the soft fruit growing season. However planning law on polytunnels is unclear with local authorities giving conflicting advice on whether planning permission is required. PPG7 provides little guidance on when a structure will be regarded as temporary use of land rather than an operational development. Increasingly councils are expecting planning permission which will lead to more appeals and eventually to clearer guidance.


POLYTUNNELS
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
TEMPORARY USES OF LAND
PLANNING PERMISSION
PPG7
FRUIT PRODUCTION
CARDIFF RATING AUTHORITY V GUEST KEEN BALDWIN IRON AND STEEL CO LTD
SKERRITTS OF NOTTINGHAM LTD V SOS ENVIRONMENT