Planning appeal decision
Four Acre Farm, Flaxlands, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4 8DY
Planning appeal 6001988 at Four Acre Farm, Flaxlands, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4 8DY (Wiltshire Council) was allowed on 17 April 2026 by Inspector Brennan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would exceed the amount of structural alterations to comply with Q1(j).
the conversion of existing agricultural barn into 1 dwelling house
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Brennan P
- Postcode
- SN4 8DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would exceed the amount of structural alterations to comply with Q1(j)
What decided it
The structural report and evidence demonstrate that the building operations proposed are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse and fall within the parameters of Class Q1(j), with sufficient existing structure retained to qualify as a conversion rather than a rebuild.
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