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Grapevine Barn, Brineton Court, Brineton, South Staffordshire, TF11 8NQ
Planning appeal 3345612 at Grapevine Barn, Brineton Court, Brineton, South Staffordshire, TF11 8NQ (South Staffordshire District Council) was dismissed on 5 March 2025 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: (a) whether the last use of the building was solely as an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit; (b) whether the design or external appearance of the building would be acceptable.
application for the determination of Prior Approval under Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 as amended for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a use falling within Class C3 (dwelling house); and operations reasonably necessary to convert the building into domestic use. Appeal B: APP/C3430/W/24/3350889 Brineton Court, Brineton, Shiffnal, South Staffordshire, TF11 8NQ
- Authority
- South Staffordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Senior H
- Postcode
- TF11 8NQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: (a) whether the last use of the building was solely as an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit; (b) whether the design or external appearance of the building would be acceptable
- Appeal B: (a) the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area; (b) whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development
What decided it
Appeal A: the building did not satisfy the Class Q GPDO requirement of being solely used for agricultural purposes as part of an established agricultural unit. Appeal B: the substantial and irreversible harm to character and appearance caused by the extensions, combined with conflict with the development plan on location sustainability, outweighed the material consideration of the fallback position which related only to conversion without extensions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 1Core Policy 11Policy EV6Policy EQ4Policy EQ11Policy EV11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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