Broom Farm Dene Road, Dene Road, Norton Fitzwarren, TA4 3LX

Planning appeal 6012154 at Broom Farm Dene Road, Dene Road, Norton Fitzwarren, TA4 3LX (Somerset Council) was allowed on 10 September 2026 by Inspector J Hills, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would amount to permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO, specifically whether the building operations (new floor, first floor, gable-end enclosure and front elevation infill) comply with Q1(j) and whether the building has suitable existing access to a public highway under Q1(p).

Change of use from an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (class C3) with reasonably necessary building operations including new floor, first floor, gable-end wall infill, and front elevation infill

Authority: Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Inspector: J Hills
Postcode: TA4 3LX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would amount to permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO, specifically whether the building operations (new floor, first floor, gable-end enclosure and front elevation infill) comply with Q1(j) and whether the building has suitable existing access to a public highway under Q1(p)

What decided it

The retention of the principal stone walls, including the expansive rear elevation and buttresses, meant that the proposed works would read as limited and subservient elements within the context of the building as a whole, and therefore the totality of interventions did not require substantial rebuilding to convert to residential use, complying with Q1(j).

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Hibbitt

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