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Dismissed19 October 20213277249

Guy Hall Farm, Northington Lane, Awre, GL14 1EL

Planning appeal 3277249 at Guy Hall Farm, Northington Lane, Awre, GL14 1EL (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 19 October 2021 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO.

the change of use of agricultural buildings to no.5 dwellings and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

Authority
Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Willis S
Postcode
GL14 1EL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO
  • whether the location or siting of the building would make it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety

What decided it

The extent of demolition and new external wall construction proposed would go beyond what is reasonably necessary for the buildings to function as dwellinghouses under Class Q of the GPDO.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Hibbitt and another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) and Rushcliffe Borough Council (2) [2016] EWHC 2853 (Admin)

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