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Dismissed4 September 20243330791

T S Findlay & Partners, Stokes Farm Binfield Road, Wokingham, RG40 5PR

Planning appeal 3330791 at T S Findlay & Partners, Stokes Farm Binfield Road, Wokingham, RG40 5PR (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 September 2024 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would constitute permitted development, with regard to whether the site was used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit (Class Q.1 (a)).

Prior approval for proposed change of use of an agricultural building

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Lawrence R
Postcode
RG40 5PR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would constitute permitted development, with regard to whether the site was used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit (Class Q.1 (a))
  • whether the design and external appearance of the building would be acceptable
  • whether the location or siting of the development make it impractical or undesirable for the use of the building to change to a dwellinghouse, in terms of the standard of accommodation for future occupiers

What decided it

The design and external appearance of the building would be unacceptable due to the contrast between the proposed residential and retained agricultural parts, and the siting would make it undesirable for residential use due to potential noise, disturbance and nuisance from the adjacent agricultural building.

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