Planning appeal decision
Stagwood, Thetford Road, Brandon, IP270TW
Planning appeal 6008642 at Stagwood, Thetford Road, Brandon, IP270TW (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 5 August 2026 by Inspector C Walker, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would comply with the conditions, limitations and restrictions of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether or not they are reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture within the unit.
to determine if prior approval is required for the formation of a new road for agricultural or forestry use, which the appellants describe on their appeal form as the ‘installation of some private internal tracks to subdivide a large agricultural field for the purposes of better agricultural management
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- agricultural
- Inspector
- C Walker
- Postcode
- IP27 0TW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would comply with the conditions, limitations and restrictions of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether or not they are reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture within the unit
- if so, whether or not prior approval should be given in respect of the siting and the means of construction of the private way
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the full extent of the tracks, particularly at the proposed width of 8 metres, is reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture, as required by Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the GPDO.
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