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Dismissed21 August 20253361652

Eastwood Lodge Farm, The Chase, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6PT

Planning appeal 3361652 at Eastwood Lodge Farm, The Chase, Woolaston, Lydney, GL15 6PT (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 21 August 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 and, if so, whether prior approval would be required and should be granted with regard to transport and highway impacts, noise, odour, and design and external appearance.

Change of use and conversion of an existing rural building to one residential dwelling (C3) under the provisions of Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order

Authority
Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Kent R
Postcode
GL15 6PT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO and, if so, whether prior approval would be required and should be granted with regard to transport and highway impacts, noise, odour, and design and external appearance

What decided it

The proposal would result in unacceptable harm to the living conditions of future occupiers due to noise and odour from the adjacent livestock building, combined with inadequate parking provision within the curtilage.

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