Barn at 16 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, SN4 7RB

Planning appeal 3311577 at Barn at 16 Broad Town Road, Broad Town, Swindon, SN4 7RB (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 24 July 2023 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed change of use constitutes permitted development pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, having regard to whether the site was used for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit.

Conversion of Existing Building to Create 1no. New Dwelling

Authority: Wiltshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cuthbert L
Postcode: SN4 7RB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed change of use constitutes permitted development pursuant to Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, having regard to whether the site was used for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit
whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses)

What decided it

The building's established agricultural use and the conclusion that the existing access, despite visibility splay deficiencies, would not make conversion impractical or undesirable given the modest residential movements anticipated from a single dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 60Core Policy 61Core Policy 62
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 110Paragraph 111

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