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Dismissed20 August 20213273001

Sheperdine Top Barn, Land at Yartleton Lane (Part Sheperdine Farm), Gloucester Road, Longhope, Gloucestershire, GL17 0RA

Planning appeal 3273001 at Sheperdine Top Barn, Land at Yartleton Lane (Part Sheperdine Farm), Gloucester Road, Longhope, Gloucestershire, GL17 0RA (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 20 August 2021 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval would be required in relation to the design or external appearance of the building in accordance with paragraph Q.2(1)(f) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

the conversion of an existing barn to a self-build low impact studio dwelling and associated operational development

Authority
Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
O'Connor H
Postcode
GL17 0RF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether prior approval would be required in relation to the design or external appearance of the building in accordance with paragraph Q.2(1)(f) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015

What decided it

The proposed internal space of approximately 22sqm would result in unacceptably cramped and inconvenient day-to-day living conditions that fall considerably below the high standard of amenity for future users required by paragraph 130 of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 11

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