Planning appeal decision
Fir Tree Farm, Barnard Gate, Witney, OX29 6XE
Planning appeal 3291159 at Fir Tree Farm, Barnard Gate, Witney, OX29 6XE (West Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 8 August 2022 by Inspector Davies H, 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.
conversion of an agricultural barn to a dwellinghouse
- Authority
- West Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davies H
- Postcode
- OX29 6XE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO
What decided it
The cumulative extent of building operations necessary to enable the building to function as a dwelling would be substantial and would exceed what is reasonably necessary to convert the agricultural building, failing to meet the fundamental requirements of Class Q(b).
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