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Allowed19 August 20266009129

Agricultural Building At Paddock Farm, Bowridge Hill, Gillingham, SP8 5QS

Planning appeal 6009129 at Agricultural Building At Paddock Farm, Bowridge Hill, Gillingham, SP8 5QS (Dorset) was allowed on 19 August 2026 by Inspector Alison Fish, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposals constitute permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO.

change of use and conversion of agricultural building to 2no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Alison Fish
Postcode
SP8 5QS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposals constitute permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO
  • whether prior approval 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 to a C3 dwelling

What decided it

The works carried out to the building did not materially affect its external appearance, therefore they did not constitute development under the Act, permitting the Class Q conversion to proceed subject to conditions on boundary treatment and landscaping.

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