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Herefordshire cabin used to cook snails approved for holiday let conversion
Herefordshire cabin used to cook snails approved for holiday let conversion

BBC News

time4 days ago

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  • BBC News

Herefordshire cabin used to cook snails approved for holiday let conversion

A Herefordshire supplier of premium edible snails has been given permission to turn a cabin where he cooks them into a single-bedroom holiday Fishbourne of Fownhope, near Hereford, applied for planning permission for the switch in had been concern from Fownhope Parish Council about the building being considered for residential use, with a local resident worried it could set a precedent for it was deemed appropriate by Herefordshire Council and the business, which supplies top-end restaurants, will continue to cook snails elsewhere on site. Fownhope Parish Council said the property was both outside the settlement boundary and within the boundary of the Wye Valley National Landscape, and also "highly visible" from the Council planning officer Joshua Evans concluded that "small-scale holiday accommodation and the associated cooking cabin" were in line with local and national planning would be "no significant harm to landscape character, residential amenity or protected views", the officer added.A condition with the approval prevents its future use as a home, as well as restricting lighting and Fishbourne previously said that getting permission to diversify a rural business "can be an uphill battle". His business of supplying top-end restaurants will continue, as the snail cooking operation is being relocated to an already permitted hay store at the site. This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.

Decision made on plans for snail-cooking cabin
Decision made on plans for snail-cooking cabin

Yahoo

time6 days ago

  • Business
  • Yahoo

Decision made on plans for snail-cooking cabin

A Herefordshire supplier of premium edible snails used by chefs including Heston Blumenthal has been given permission to turn a cabin where he cooks them into a single-bedroom holiday let. Richard Fishbourne of Fownhope southeast of Hereford applied for planning permission for the switch in June. But it was not wholly popular locally. Fownhope Parish Council maintained that the property was both outside the settlement boundary and within the Wye Valley National Landscape, and was also 'highly visible' from the village, so should not be considered for residential use. RELATED NEWS: Heston Blumenthal's snail porridge supplier's plans Revealed: 110-home plan for Kington, Herefordshire Planning appeal over replacing leylandii hedge in Ledbury Village resident Oliver Slane also feared the plan could 'begin a precedent to put more residential buildings on the area'. But there were no objections from highways or ecology officers, or from Welsh Water. Planning officer Joshua Evans concluded that 'small-scale holiday accommodation and the associated cooking cabin' were in line with local and national planning policy, with 'no significant harm to landscape character, residential amenity, or protected views'. OTHER NEWS: Lower voting age could swing Herefordshire seat River named among worst for 'under-the-radar' chemicals Setback for farm's bid for bigger chicken sheds Conditions with the approval prevent its future use as a home, as well as restricting lighting and noise. Mr Fishbourne previously said that getting permission to diversify a rural business 'can be an uphill battle'. His 'niche' business of supplying top-end restaurants will continue, as the snail cooking operation is being relocated to an already permitted hay store at the site.

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