Planning appeal decision
Farm View East Hanningfield Road, Sandon, Chelmsford, CM2 7TQ
Planning appeal 3273406 at Farm View East Hanningfield Road, Sandon, Chelmsford, CM2 7TQ (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 August 2021 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from a use as an agricultural building to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order and; Building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses)
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Chalk M
- Postcode
- CM2 7TQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The extent of building works proposed would amount to a fresh build rather than a conversion, as the building lacks sufficient substance and suitability for conversion to residential use, thereby exceeding the scope of works reasonably necessary under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO 2015.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Hibbitt judgment
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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