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Dismissed21 July 20253364527

St Andrews Farm, Woodbridge Lane, Bedchester, Dorset, SP7 0BF

Planning appeal 3364527 at St Andrews Farm, Woodbridge Lane, Bedchester, Dorset, SP7 0BF (Dorset) was dismissed on 21 July 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the required building operations are to the extent reasonably necessary to carry out the conversion of the building.

conversion of redundant agricultural building for residential development

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Conde L
Postcode
SP7 0BF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the required building operations are to the extent reasonably necessary to carry out the conversion of the building
  • Whether the location or siting of the building would make it otherwise impractical or undesirable for it to change from an agricultural to residential use, in terms of its effect on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The totality of the building works proposed would exceed that of a conversion and be tantamount to a new build, thereby failing to meet the requirement that building operations be reasonably necessary to convert the building under Class Q of the GPDO.

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