Planning appeal decision
St. Julians Farm, Shoscombe, Bath, BA2 8NE
Planning appeal 3278678 at St. Julians Farm, Shoscombe, Bath, BA2 8NE (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 22 December 2021 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development falls within the terms of the permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.
change of use of agricultural building to dwelling house (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones RE
- Postcode
- BA2 8NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development falls within the terms of the permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q
What decided it
The existing building is capable of conversion, the building operations proposed are reasonably necessary to enable the building to function as a dwelling house, and they do not amount to rebuilding works, therefore the use and associated works are permitted by Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Order.
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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