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Donkey Riding Held to be a Material Change of Use

In a recent planning appeal decision, the Planning Inspector held that the use of an agricultural property for commercial donkey rides would be a material change of use and would not be ancillary to the use of the property for agriculture and the keeping of donkeys.

In this case, the applicant applied for a Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use or Development for the use of the property for commercial donkey rides for 6 months of the year, on the basis that this use would be ancillary to the main use of the property for agricultural purposes, and the application was rejected by the Council. The applicant subsequently appealed.