Planning appeal decision
Hillview Farm, Wapping Lane, Beoley, B98 9ER
Planning appeal 6009457 at Hillview Farm, Wapping Lane, Beoley, B98 9ER (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 23 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the provisions and limitations of paragraph Q1(i).
the conversion and extension of existing agricultural building accessed by an existing drive which extends to the public highway
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- B98 9ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the provisions and limitations of paragraph Q1(i)
What decided it
The compacted gravel surrounding the building, which restricted rainwater infiltration and formed a working yard area, constituted a hard surface within the meaning of Class Q of the GPDO.
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