Planning appeal decision
Woodlands Farm, Lilley Green Road,, Alvechurch,, B48 7EX
Planning appeal 6004595 at Woodlands Farm, Lilley Green Road,, Alvechurch,, B48 7EX (Bromsgrove District Council) was dismissed on 25 June 2026 by Inspector Hannah Guest, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be permitted under Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, with particular regard to whether the appeal site complies with paragraph Q1(a), and specifically whether the proposed development forms part of an established agricultural unit.
conversion of agricultural store to 5no. 1 bed dwellings with associated parking and services
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- Hannah Guest
- Postcode
- B48 7EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be permitted under Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, with particular regard to whether the appeal site complies with paragraph Q1(a), and specifically whether the proposed development forms part of an established agricultural unit
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the appeal building formed part of an established agricultural unit, which is a mandatory requirement for Class Q permitted development rights.
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