Stable Flat, Wortley Lodge, Bighton, SO24 9SG

- Alterations to the existing first floor flat by extending into the Cart Shed below to create additional habitable space. Removal of existing external staircase and the addition of a new ground floor entrance door and porch. Amendments to the fenestration. Amendment to the existing occupancy condition on the pervious permission

Authority: Winchester
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: SO24 9SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan and any operational need for a countryside location.

What decided it

The proposal fails to meet Policy E9's requirement for an operational economic justification to support residential development outside settlement boundaries, as the accommodation would be occupied for retirement purposes rather than for an agricultural worker or other qualifying use.

Plan policies cited: Policy E9

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