Planning appeal decision
Land off School Lane, Bearley, CV37 0SQ
Planning appeal 3321747 at Land off School Lane, Bearley, CV37 0SQ (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 7 December 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would involve the provision of a building reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture, to comply with Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO.
a steel portal framed agricultural building with vertical metal cladding walls
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- CV37 0SQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would involve the provision of a building reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture, to comply with Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO
- The effect of the siting, design and external appearance of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
Although the building is reasonably necessary for agricultural purposes, the siting, design and external appearance would have a harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area, which the Council was entitled to refuse under the prior approval requirements.
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