®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed23 February 20223280379
St. Gabriels Farm , The Ridge, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9HX
for the prior approval of change of use of agricultural buildings to 5 dwellings
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rennie S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the proposed building operations would be considered reasonable to convert the agricultural buildings to dwellings and therefore whether the agricultural buildings are capable of functioning as a dwelling
- Appeal B: the effect of the development on the character and appearance on the landscape and wider area
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently robust evidence that the existing barn structures were already suitable for residential conversion or that the extensive proposed building operations, including demolition and new gable construction, would be limited to those reasonably necessary for conversion under Class Q of the GPDO.
Plan policies cited: Policy C1, Policy C8, Policy CS14, Policy CS19
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