Fairfields Farm Buildings, Brockhill Lane, Beoley, B98 9DA

Planning appeal 6009045 at Fairfields Farm Buildings, Brockhill Lane, Beoley, B98 9DA (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 25 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the building operations proposed would be reasonably necessary to convert the building to a use falling within Class C3, with particular regard to the demolition of two nearby barns and the works proposed to the existing building.

change of use of existing adjoining agricultural buildings to 1 No. 4 bedroom dwelling and associated building operations

Authority: Bromsgrove District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: B98 9DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the building operations proposed would be reasonably necessary to convert the building to a use falling within Class C3, with particular regard to the demolition of two nearby barns and the works proposed to the existing building
if the proposal is found to constitute permitted development, whether prior approval would be required and should be granted, with particular regard to whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3

What decided it

The building operations proposed were reasonably necessary for conversion to residential use and would not constitute substantial rebuilding, and the existing access track was adequate without hard surfacing, making the location and siting acceptable for the change of use.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Hibbitt v SSCLG & Rushcliffe BC [2016] EWHC 2853 (Admin)

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