Barns at Middle Croft Farm, A360 / Maddington Street, Shrewton, SP3 4LA

1. 1.The prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Class Q part 2(e) as to whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed change of use would introduce a residential dwelling in very close proximity to an established and lawful pig farming operation. The agricultural use is likely to generate adverse impacts including odour, noise, disturbance, flies, dust and other associated effects, which are inherent to such activities and cannot reasonably be mitigated. By reason of this relationship, future occupiers of the dwelling would be subject to a poor standard of residential amenity on a regular and ongoing basis. Furthermore, introducing a residential use in this location would give rise to the potential for land use conflict, which could place undue pressure on the continued operation of the adjoining agricultural use. As such, the Local Planning Authority considers that the location and siting of the building make the proposed development impractical and undesirable for residential use. The proposal therefore fails to comply with Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.2(1), in particular criteria (b) and (e), and the provisions of Paragraph W (prior approval) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

SP3 4LA

Application type

Prior approval Part 3 Class Q: Agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Shrewton CP

Date validated

30 March 2026

Consultation expiry

5 May 2026

Consultation end

5 May 2026

Target decision date

25 May 2026

Case officer

Hayley Clark

Statutory period

56 days

Documents

8