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Allowed3 December 20256000481

Torton Farm, Droitwich Road, Torton, DY10 4HU

Planning appeal 6000481 at Torton Farm, Droitwich Road, Torton, DY10 4HU (Wychavon District Council) was allowed on 3 December 2025 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the building was an agricultural building and the site was used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit.

change of use of an agricultural building to residential (Class C3) and associated operational development

Authority
Wychavon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Astley-Serougi B
Postcode
DY10 4HU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the building was an agricultural building and the site was used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit
  • whether the proposal would result in building operations reasonably necessary to convert the buildings to dwellinghouses in respect of Class Q.1(i)

What decided it

The barn satisfied the permitted development criteria under Class Q of the GPDO as it was part of an established agricultural unit when last in use, and the proposed building operations were reasonably necessary for conversion to residential use without substantial reconstruction of the existing structure.

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