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Allowed17 April 20253352062

Fir Tree Farm, Barnard Gate, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 6XE

Planning appeal 3352062 at Fir Tree Farm, Barnard Gate, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX29 6XE (West Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 17 April 2025 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the extent of the works proposed would go beyond those permitted under Class Q.

the conversion of an agricultural barn to a dwelling house

Authority
West Oxfordshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Worley E
Postcode
OX29 6XE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the extent of the works proposed would go beyond those permitted under Class Q

What decided it

The retention of the existing external fabric (steel frame, metal panelling and roof) combined with the structural engineer's confirmation that the building was capable of supporting the conversion works meant the extent of operations fell within what could reasonably be regarded as conversion rather than rebuild.

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