Planning appeal decision
Hop Yard Farm, New Road, Wotton Under Edge, GL12 8JP
Planning appeal 6001039 at Hop Yard Farm, New Road, Wotton Under Edge, GL12 8JP (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 13 January 2026 by Inspector Barton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 6 Class A of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the land is in use for agriculture and is used for the purposes of a trade or business and whether the proposal is reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture.
an agricultural metal shed building
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Barton P
- Postcode
- GL12 8JP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 6 Class A of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the land is in use for agriculture and is used for the purposes of a trade or business and whether the proposal is reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture
- whether prior approval should be granted having regard to matters of siting, design and external appearance
What decided it
The land is in use for agriculture as a trade or business and the proposed building is reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture, satisfying the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO, and the siting, design and external appearance are acceptable.
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