Planning appeal decision
Dones View Farm, Northwich Road, Dutton, Northwich, WA4 4HD
Planning appeal 3226746 at Dones View Farm, Northwich Road, Dutton, Northwich, WA4 4HD (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 November 2021 by Inspector Harbottle M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class PA of the GPDO.
change of use from commercial to a dwelling of redundant barn/workshop
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harbottle M
- Postcode
- WA4 4HD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class PA of the GPDO
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the evidence that the building was in lawful B1(c) (light industrial) use on or before 19 March 2014, as required for the change of use to benefit from permitted development rights under Class PA.
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