Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Over Compton, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4QT
Planning appeal 3267063 at The Barn, Over Compton, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 4QT (Dorset) was dismissed on 29 September 2021 by Inspector Jones M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015.
the change of use of agricultural building to dwelling (Use Class C3) and associated operational development
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones M
- Postcode
- DT9 4QU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendments and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The barn was not solely in agricultural use when last in use due to evidence of non-agricultural vehicle storage, and the extent of proposed building operations would constitute a rebuild rather than a conversion permitted under Class Q.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Hibbitt & Anor v Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government & Ors [2016] EWHC 2853 (Admin)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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