Planning appeal decision
The Barn at Swampton Farm, St Mary Bourne, SP11 6EW
Planning appeal 6002716 at The Barn at Swampton Farm, St Mary Bourne, SP11 6EW (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council) was allowed on 6 March 2026 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed change of use constitutes permitted development, with particular regard to whether the barn is lawful under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO.
notification of proposed change of use of agricultural building into Class E use
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- SP11 6EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed change of use constitutes permitted development, with particular regard to whether the barn is lawful under Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO
What decided it
The barn has not been subject to significant alterations as defined in Class A of Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the GPDO, as the Council provided no substantive evidence that cubic content exceeded 10% or that height increased beyond the original building.
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