Brookside Barn, Swansbrook Lane, Feckenham, Worcestershire, B96 6QB

Planning appeal 3331827 at Brookside Barn, Swansbrook Lane, Feckenham, Worcestershire, B96 6QB (Redditch Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2026 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded, turning on whether the proposed works to complete the barn conversion to one residential dwelling are permitted under Class Q of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO, having regard to the details granted in the 2020 approval.

described as “One dwelling”

Authority: Redditch Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones D
Postcode: B96 6QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded, turning on whether the proposed works to complete the barn conversion to one residential dwelling are permitted under Class Q of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO, having regard to the details granted in the 2020 approval
Appeal B: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having particular regard to the extent of the proposed building operations and whether they would constitute a conversion of the building

What decided it

The removal of all four external walls and their replacement, combined with the need for a new concrete floor and other substantial works, means the development would constitute a rebuild rather than a conversion, and therefore falls outside the scope of Class Q permitted development rights under the GPDO.

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