®Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Damery , Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8HB
described on the application form as ‘regularisation of use of access and driveway as dual purpose: the lawful residential use of the barn Ref: S.15/0938/P3MB (occupiers, deliveries and visitors) and the agricultural land that surrounds the converted barn. Retrospective change of use of small area of former agricultural field to domestic curtilage; and proposed erection of detached outbuilding for storage of wood for domestic fuel, land maintenance vehicles and machinery used for the continued up keep of the agricultural land and hedgerows within this parcel (formerly part of parcel No.8627)
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hall R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed storage building would not harm the character and appearance of the area as it would appear subservient to and in keeping with the existing agricultural barn, and would support the continued essential agricultural activities on site in accordance with Core Policy CP15.
Plan policies cited: Core Policy CP15, Core Policy CP14, Policy ES7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.