®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed4 September 20243330791
T S Findlay & Partners, Stokes Farm Binfield Road, WOKINGHAM, RG40 5PR
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
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.
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.