Planning appeal decision
Barn at Foxley Corner, Lydeway, Devizes, SN10 3PY
Planning appeal 3352918 at Barn at Foxley Corner, Lydeway, Devizes, SN10 3PY (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 21 February 2025 by Inspector Kent R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the building operations reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse.
conversion of existing barn to one self-build dwelling and associated infrastructure, including parking
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kent R
- Postcode
- SN10 3PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the building operations reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse
What decided it
The structural report demonstrated that the proposed building operations, including replacement of roof and external walls, are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse and fall within the permitted scope of Class Q of the GPDO.
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