Barn 1 Rolestone Manor Farm, West Rolestone , Weston Super Mare, BS24 6UR

Planning appeal 3257716 at Barn 1 Rolestone Manor Farm, West Rolestone , Weston Super Mare, BS24 6UR (North Somerset Council) was allowed on 14 September 2021 by Inspector O'Brien L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the buildings meet the requirements of paragraph Q.1(a).

Change of Use of Agricultural Building to a Dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for Associated Operational Development Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q. Appeal B: APP/D0121/W/20/3257717 Barn 2, Rolestone Manor Farm, West Rolestone, Hewish, Somerset BS24 6UR

Authority: North Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: O'Brien L
Postcode: BS24 6UR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the buildings meet the requirements of paragraph Q.1(a)
whether the location or siting of the buildings make it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the buildings to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order in terms of whether or not the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance and health and safety

What decided it

The buildings met the Class Q requirements as they were last lawfully used for agriculture and the location would not be impractical or undesirable for residential conversion given the small-scale holding, alternative farm access, and absence of intensive agricultural operations.

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