Given the scale and specification of the accommodation proposed, the Local Planning Authority does not consider that this fulfils the definition of annexe accommodation ancillary to the main dwelling and the proposal is therefore contrary to Development Policy 19 of the Core Strategy and Development Policies Document. The siting of a mobile home on the land for permanent occupation is tantamount to the construction of a new dwelling in the open countryside which is not essential to meet the needs of farming, forestry or other essential land management activities as required by Core Policies B and J and paragraph 79 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
The siting of the timber clad mobile home, large double garage and extension of the domestic curtilage into the field adjacent to Brackenrigg would extend the existing built form of development centred around The Flask Inn, holiday park and service station further west, into the open countryside resulting in a detrimental impact on the setting of the existing development and the wider landscape of this area of the National Park particularly given the relatively open nature of the site and long distance views. As such the proposal is contrary to Core Policy A and Development Policies 19 and 20 of the Core Strategy and Development Policies Document.