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Dismissed22 April 20266004479

Grove Farmhouse, Lower Sandhurst Road, Sandhurst, Bracknell Forest, GU47 8JG

Planning appeal 6004479 at Grove Farmhouse, Lower Sandhurst Road, Sandhurst, Bracknell Forest, GU47 8JG (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 April 2026 by Inspector Brennan 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 building would be sited on agricultural land and would be reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture.

the erection of Agricultural Barn

Authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Brennan P
Postcode
GU47 8JG

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 building would be sited on agricultural land and would be reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture

What decided it

The plans failed to clearly demonstrate that the proposed agricultural building would be located on agricultural land as defined by the GPDO, rather than on residential garden land associated with the replacement dwelling.

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