Planning appeal decision
Spiers Farm, Chesterton Road, Harbury, CV33 9NJ
Planning appeal 3276441 at Spiers Farm, Chesterton Road, Harbury, CV33 9NJ (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 8 March 2022 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site was used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on 20 March 2013.
change of use agricultural building to 1 no. dwelling and associated operational development under parts Class Q(a) and Class Q(b)
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
- Postcode
- CV33 9NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site was used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on 20 March 2013
- Whether the extent of the proposed building operations, in particular the creation of a 'balcony' feature is allowed by paragraph Q.1(i) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO
What decided it
The appellant's evidence, taken together, demonstrated on balance that the site was used solely for agricultural purposes as part of an established agricultural unit on 20 March 2013, satisfying the primary condition for permitted development under Class Q.
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