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Barn 2A (Front) Noleham Brook Farm Braggington Lane Dorsington

25/02830/COURChange of Use Ag Build to CommercialRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 20 March 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Refused2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Change of Use of vacant agricultural building to Class E - Vehicle Servicing.

Received
19 November 2025
Ward
Welford-on-Avon
Agent
Donald Shearer Architects
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated19 Nov
  3. Consult.2 Jan
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided20 Mar

Decided in 121 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Barn 2A (Front) Noleham Brook Farm Braggington Lane Dorsington. Stratford on Avon has handled 607 applications of this type. This one was decided in 121 days, 10 weeks longer than Stratford on Avon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 68 applications across Welford-on-Avon.

83% of amendment applications at Stratford-on-Avon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal is considered to not accord with Part 3, Class R of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an agricultural building to a use falling within Class E - (Vehicle Servicing). In the absence of a noise assessment required by the Environmental Health Officer, the LPA cannot be satisfied that the noise impacts of the development are acceptable as such the proposed change of use would not meet with condition R.3 (b)(ii) and would not be permitted development.
  2. The proposal is considered to not accord with Part 3, Class R of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of an agricultural building to a use falling within Class E - (Vehicle Servicing). It has not been demonstrated that the proposed change of use would have acceptable impact on transport and highways, as such the proposed change of use would not meet with condition R.3 (b)(i) and would not be permitted development. Case Officer: Sarah Leach Reference No.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Change of Use Ag Build to Commercial
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dorsington

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 November 2025
Consultation expiry
2 January 2026
Consultation start
4 December 2025
Consultation end
2 January 2026
Target decision date
20 March 2026
Application expires
2 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Donald Shearer Architects
Agent address
Unit 4, Scholars' House Shottery Brook Office Park Timothy's Bridge Rd Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9NR

Planning decision

Case officer
Sarah Leach
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
4 December 2025
Site notice end
27 December 2025

Additional information

Documents
23

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Stratford on Avon

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