Planning appeal decision
Ash Tree Farm, Peatling Road, Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, LE8 5RD
Planning appeal 3247604 at Ash Tree Farm, Peatling Road, Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, LE8 5RD (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2021 by Inspector Castle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether any approval which may be granted by Class Q of the GPDO is prevented by condition 4 of planning approval 05/0889/1/PY.
conversion of agricultural building to one residential dwelling
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Castle S
- Postcode
- LE8 5RD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether any approval which may be granted by Class Q of the GPDO is prevented by condition 4 of planning approval 05/0889/1/PY
- Whether any conditions or limitations of Class Q prevent prior approval being given
What decided it
Condition 4 of planning permission 05/0889/1/PY, which restricted the building's use to remain incidental to the adjacent stable block, prevented the operation of Class Q permitted development rights under Article 3(4) of the GPDO.
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