Planning appeal decision
The Small Barn, Spring Lane, Romsley, Worcestershire, B62 0NA
Planning appeal 3283651 at The Small Barn, Spring Lane, Romsley, Worcestershire, B62 0NA (Bromsgrove District Council) was allowed on 29 March 2022 by Inspector Plenty B, 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.1(a) of the GPDO.
Prior Notification for a change of use of Agricultural Building to a Dwelling
- Authority
- Bromsgrove District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- B62 0NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.1(a) of the GPDO
What decided it
The evidence demonstrated that the barn was last used for agricultural purposes before 20 March 2013, satisfying the Class Q.1(a) requirement despite significant gaps in the use history.
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