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Dismissed27 December 20233322722

Mill Orchards , Stourport Road, Worcester, WR6 6JP

Planning appeal 3322722 at Mill Orchards , Stourport Road, Worcester, WR6 6JP (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 27 December 2023 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
WR6 6JP

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.

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