Policy information sourced from Welwyn Hatfield District Plan

RA19 Temporary Agricultural Accommodation

Temporary residential accommodation in association with new agricultural or forestry enterprises will only be permitted where:

  • It can be demonstrated by the applicant that the functional needs of the enterprise require on-site residential accommodation and that the enterprise has been planned on a sound financial basis;
  • It can be demonstrated that there is no other suitable existing accommodation available for workers on-site or in the surrounding area;
  • The proposed temporary accommodation meets the Design policies in the Plan and the Supplementary Design Guidance;
  • The need for new accommodation is not as a result of the loss of the existing dwelling through sale or fragmentation of the land.

Only one temporary consent will be issued for a period not exceeding three years, following which further temporary consents will not be permitted. Any temporary accommodation should be removed at the end of the consent period.

For more information please see the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan