Planning appeal decision
Ayneslack Barn Farm, Warley Wise Lane, Black Lane Ends, Colne, Lancashire , BB8 7ES
Planning appeal 3287851 at Ayneslack Barn Farm, Warley Wise Lane, Black Lane Ends, Colne, Lancashire , BB8 7ES (Pendle Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 August 2022 by Inspector Rafferty C, 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 of the GPDO, with particular focus on whether the site was used solely for agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit.
the change of use of agricultural building to dwelling house (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Pendle Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- BB8 7ES
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular focus on whether the site was used solely for agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit
What decided it
The appeal building was not used solely for agricultural use on 20 March 2013, as it was being used to accommodate horses for private purposes, and the appellant failed to prove on the balance of probability that it met the Class Q requirements.
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