®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed27 December 20233322722
Mill Orchards , Stourport Road, WORCESTER, WR6 6JP
Prior Approval for the proposed change of use of an agricultural building to one dwellinghouse and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Stephens K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development with particular regard as to whether the building operations would be reasonably necessary to convert the building into a dwellinghouse under Paragraph Q.1(i) of the GPDO
- If so, whether prior approval would be required with regard to the design or external appearance of the development so as to comply with Paragraph Q.2(1)(f) of the GPDO
What decided it
The cumulative extent of building operations required, particularly the replacement of large areas of cladding and the substantial reconstruction needed for the bathroom structure, would go beyond what was reasonably necessary for conversion and would effectively result in substantial rebuilding of the pre-existing structure.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.