Barn at Moat Farm, Barrells Road, Great Green, Thurston, IP31 3SH

Planning appeal 3361001 at Barn at Moat Farm, Barrells Road, Great Green, Thurston, IP31 3SH (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2025 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location and siting of the building would be undesirable, with particular regard to the effects of noise and disturbance on the living conditions of future occupants of the proposed dwellings.

Class Q - Conversion of agricultural building to form 2No dwellings (Class C3 dwellinghouses)

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Sylvester G
Postcode: IP31 3SH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location and siting of the building would be undesirable, with particular regard to the effects of noise and disturbance on the living conditions of future occupants of the proposed dwellings
the effects of the proposal on transport and highway safety

What decided it

The location of the building adjacent to active agricultural operations would cause significant noise and disturbance to future occupiers' living conditions, making it undesirable to convert to dwellings under Class Q paragraph Q2(1)(e) of the GPDO, in the absence of substantive technical evidence to demonstrate otherwise.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 135Paragraph 187

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