Planning appeal decision
Giles House Farm, Bromsgrove Road, Belbroughton, DY9 9TY
Planning appeal 6002881 at Giles House Farm, Bromsgrove Road, Belbroughton, DY9 9TY (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 16 March 2026 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the provisions and limitations of paragraph Q1(i).
conversion of agricultural barn located at Giles House Farm into four residential dwellings. Access is from the existing vehicular access from Bromsgrove Road
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- DY9 9TY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the provisions and limitations of paragraph Q1(i)
What decided it
The land at the rear of the building where the extension is proposed does not comprise a hard surface as required by paragraph Q1(i)(vii) of the GPDO.
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