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Allowed22 May 20253360842

Elmwood Laugherne Farm, B4204 Martley, Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 6QB

Planning appeal 3360842 at Elmwood Laugherne Farm, B4204 Martley, Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 6QB (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 22 May 2025 by Inspector Han U, 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(c) of the GPDO having particular regard to whether the building operations proposed would be reasonably necessary to convert the buildings to dwellinghouses.

change of use of an agricultural building into 2 dwellinghouses

Authority
Malvern Hills District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Han U
Postcode
WR6 6QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q(c) of the GPDO having particular regard to whether the building operations proposed would be reasonably necessary to convert the buildings to dwellinghouses

What decided it

The primary structure of the building was structurally sound and would form an integral part of the new dwellings, with proposed building operations being reasonably necessary to convert the building to dwellinghouses as permitted under Class Q of the GPDO.

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