Woodchip Production in Green Belt

When a client contacted the Acorus South & East office about erecting a large new building for woodchip production it presented significant planning problems.

Green Belt policy dictates that only agricultural and buildings for leisure use are appropriate development. Inappropriate development therefore requires special justification which is difficult to prove. Woodchip production is a non agricultural operation.

A scheme was put together that showed the building did have special justification given it promoted recycling of wood and provided a more sustainable fuel for a local plant nursery and power station. Farm diversification policies also helped justify the proposal.

The client having obtained the planning permission is busy setting up his new enterprise and we wish him well.