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Allowed20 October 20233321551

Barn 2, Brinkmarsh Lane, Falfield, Wotton-Under-Edge, South Glos, GL12 8PT

Planning appeal 3321551 at Barn 2, Brinkmarsh Lane, Falfield, Wotton-Under-Edge, South Glos, GL12 8PT (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 20 October 2023 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant the LDC was well founded, turning on whether the proposed operations would benefit from planning permission granted by Article 3(1) and Classes E and F of Part 1, and Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended.

described as ‘Construction of new outbuilding. Erection of garden fences

Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Jones D
Postcode
GL12 8PT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to grant the LDC was well founded, turning on whether the proposed operations would benefit from planning permission granted by Article 3(1) and Classes E and F of Part 1, and Class A of Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended

What decided it

The outbuilding's intended uses (garaging, storage, and home workshop) are genuinely incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse, and its scale is no more than reasonably needed given the modest size of the host dwelling and absence of existing outbuildings.

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