Barn North Of Graysmoor Farm, Graysmoor Drove, Elm, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0BG

Planning appeal 3369862 at Barn North Of Graysmoor Farm, Graysmoor Drove, Elm, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0BG (Fenland District Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would satisfy the prior approval matters at paragraphs Q.2(1)(a) and (e) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO with regard to transport and highways impacts and whether the location or siting of the building makes it impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to Class C3 dwellinghouses.

Change of use from agricultural building to 4 x dwellings

Authority: Fenland District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Skelly C
Postcode: PE15 0BG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would satisfy the prior approval matters at paragraphs Q.2(1)(a) and (e) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO with regard to transport and highways impacts and whether the location or siting of the building makes it impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to Class C3 dwellinghouses

What decided it

The absence of formal passing bays on Graysmoor Drove means the proposed development would not be served by a safe and suitable access route as required by NPPF paragraph 114 and the prior approval requirements of Class Q of the GPDO.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 114

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