®Planning appeal decision
Allowed12 January 20233278008
Elms Farm, Forest Drove, Bickenhall, TAUNTON, TA3 6UE
proposed change of use of an agricultural building into one dwelling
- Authority
- Somerset West and Taunton *
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dudley G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the effective determination on prior approval as required by GPDO Condition Q2, also confirms that the development conforms with the requirements of GPDO Q1.
- Whether the applicants have shown on the balance of probability that the development was solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on the 20 March 2013 or in the case of a building which was in use before that date but was not in use on that date, when it was last in use.
What decided it
The weight of evidence, including HMRC's grant of Agricultural Property Relief and livestock sales records, showed on the balance of probability that the building was in genuine agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.