Farmer’s plan for ten homes passed

Wednesday 25th June 2008, 2:55PM BST.

A FARMER has been given permission to build up to ten homes in the countryside zone to enable him to fund his business.

This was the first time the Planning applications panel used the enabling development policy to approve building in the countryside zone to enable a business to continue in operation. The strategy allows Planning officers to go against established policy in the Island Plan if it helps the rural economy.

Charlie Gallichan, of Woodside Farm, Rue du Petit Aleval, St Peter, applied to build ten homes at the site where he lives with his family so that he could afford to develop his business in Rue Coutanche, Trinity.

As well as the ten homes in St Peter, the panel approved Mr Gallichan’s application to build a new glasshouse and reservoir in field 459 and a new processing and storage building, including 30 staff units, at Woodside Farm, Trinity.

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