Key legal question
Whether the farm equipment shelter in the agricultural zone is zoned-conforming under planning law.
Extracted holding
The shelter could not be rejected solely on the basis of a rigid own-land threshold; the case required a fresh overall assessment of zoning conformity.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that agricultural utility buildings are zoned-conforming if they are necessary for the operation and dimensioned according to the needs of the farm. The business was a soil-dependent agricultural holding, and there was a demonstrated need to shelter vehicles and equipment.