Pipley Court Farmhouse, North Stoke Lane, Upton Cheyney, BRISTOL, BS30 6NG

change of use of building from agricultural to 1 no. dwelling (Class C3) as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) with associated works

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Cuthbert L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework, taking into account the effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to the development strategy for the area and accessibility to key services and facilities
If the development is inappropriate, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would preserve the openness of the Green Belt and comply with Policy PSP40's support for conversion of existing buildings in the countryside, making it appropriate development that did not require very special circumstances.

Framework references: 142, 143, 154, 155, 109

Plan policies cited: PSP11, PSP40

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