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Allowed9 July 20253359180

Barn A, Moat Farm, Church Lane, Gayton, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0HL

Planning appeal 3359180 at Barn A, Moat Farm, Church Lane, Gayton, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0HL (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 9 July 2025 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a vehicular access could be provided for Appeals A and B.

change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

Authority
Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Watson S
Postcode
ST18 0HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether a vehicular access could be provided for Appeals A and B
  • The highway impacts of each appeal
  • The noise impacts of Appeals A and B on the living conditions of future occupiers at Barns A and B

What decided it

The proposed access tracks could be lawfully provided under Class B of the GPDO as development reasonably necessary for the Class Q conversion, and the conversion would not result in unacceptable highway safety or noise impacts.

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