Barn to the south of Primrose Cottage, New Zealand, Calne, SN11 9JL

1. 1.No confirmation has been provided regarding the extent of the agricultural holding to confirm the building forms part of that, and also to allow for full consideration against criteria (c), (d) and (g) in terms of any other buildings within the holding (if that is the case) which may have been converted to dwellings. As such, the application fails to demonstrate that it meets the requirements of Class Q.1(a), (c), (d) and (g) of Part 3, Class Q.
2. 2.The building is not considered to be capable of conversion without significant new building operation works being undertaken that go beyond what would be reasonably described as a conversion necessary to make the existing building function as a dwelling. It is not therefore considered that the proposal satisfies criterion Q1(j)(i) of Class Q of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015; nor the guidance set out in the National Planning Policy Guidance, and the works therefore do not constitute permitted development. Planning permission would therefore be required for the proposed works.
3. 3.The application proposal, with the building being within very close proximity of retained agricultural land and lawful use, would result in objectionable living and amenity conditions for future occupiers by virtue of the potential for unacceptable levels of noise, odour, air quality and disturbance. In addition, there would likely be conflict arising in terms of access and circulation from the mix of agricultural and residential uses and vehicle movements. Consequently, the Local Planning Authority has concluded that the location and siting of the building is impractical and undesirable for residential use. The application is contrary to the aims of paragraph 198 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Core Policy 57(vii) (WCS), and would warrant refusal of the application on matters relating to Q.2(1)(e) of Part 3, Class Q.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

SN11 9JL

Application type

Prior approval Part 3 Class Q: Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses

Scale / size

Medium

Parish

Hilmarton CP

Date validated

9 May 2025

Consultation expiry

13 June 2025

Consultation end

13 June 2025

Target decision date

10 October 2025

Statutory period

154 days

Documents

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