Planning appeal decision
Orchard House Farm, Downton Farm to Railway Underpass, Stanley Downton, Gloucestershire, GL10 3QX
Planning appeal 6002640 at Orchard House Farm, Downton Farm to Railway Underpass, Stanley Downton, Gloucestershire, GL10 3QX (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 14 April 2026 by Inspector O'Neill A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development by reason of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), with regard to the building operations proposed.
conversion of agricultural barn to provide 1no. residential dwelling
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- O'Neill A
- Postcode
- GL10 3QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development by reason of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), with regard to the building operations proposed
What decided it
The proposed fences constitute building operations that are not permitted under Class Q(b) of the General Permitted Development Order, as that class only allows installation or replacement of windows, doors, roofs, exterior walls, and services, and explicitly excludes fences and other means of enclosure.
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