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Dismissed24 October 20253369577

Agricultural Barn at Tower Hill Cottages, Upper Dormington, Herefordshire, HR1 4ED

Planning appeal 3369577 at Agricultural Barn at Tower Hill Cottages, Upper Dormington, Herefordshire, HR1 4ED (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development in respect to Class Q and paragraph Q.1.

conversion of redundant agricultural storage barn to a dwelling

Authority
Herefordshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Townend K
Postcode
HR1 4ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development in respect to Class Q and paragraph Q.1
  • If the proposal is found to constitute permitted development, whether prior approval would be required and should be granted

What decided it

The building was not demonstrated to be an agricultural building used for the purposes of trade or business as part of an established agricultural unit, as required by Class Q of the Order.

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