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Allowed1 December 20213275424

Pool House Farm Studd Lane, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AU

Planning appeal 3275424 at Pool House Farm Studd Lane, Abberley, Worcester, WR6 6AU (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 1 December 2021 by Inspector Thandi B, 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 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (the GPDO), with particular regard to Paragraph Q(b) building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building.

the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Thandi B

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 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (the GPDO), with particular regard to Paragraph Q(b) building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building
  • Whether the location of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for residential use, having particular regard to agricultural activities nearby
  • The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The existing building structure was already suitable for conversion to residential use and the proposed building operations would not exceed those reasonably necessary under Class Q(b) of the GPDO.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Hibbitt and Another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Rushcliffe Borough Council [2016] EWHC 2853 (Admin)

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