Planning appeal decision
Barn at Knightwood Farm, , Lucewood Lane, Farley , Salisbury, SP5 1AX
Planning appeal 3273444 at Barn at Knightwood Farm, , Lucewood Lane, Farley , Salisbury, SP5 1AX (Wiltshire Council) was dismissed on 1 September 2021 by Inspector Spencer-Peet A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the extent of the building operations proposed would be reasonably necessary to convert the building to a dwelling, having regard to the requirements of the GPDO.
for one agricultural building to be converted to a residential dwelling under Part 3, Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order 2015
- Authority
- Wiltshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Spencer-Peet A
- Postcode
- SP5 1AX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the extent of the building operations proposed would be reasonably necessary to convert the building to a dwelling, having regard to the requirements of the GPDO
- Whether the proposed change of use would be permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO in respect of the proposed curtilage
- The effect of the proposal on protected sites
What decided it
The requirement for new foundations for the new dwarf wall on the northern elevation falls outside the permitted building operations under Class Q.1(i) of the GPDO and constitutes rebuilding rather than conversion.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Hibbitt and another v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) and Rushcliffe Borough Council (2) [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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