Planning appeal decision
Mansion House Barn, Stratton Road, Holcombe, Somerset, BA3 5EL
Planning appeal 3288424 at Mansion House Barn, Stratton Road, Holcombe, Somerset, BA3 5EL (Mendip District Council *) was dismissed on 11 May 2022 by Inspector Allen M, 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 Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
a Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwelling house (Mansion House Barn)
- Authority
- Mendip District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen M
- Postcode
- BA3 5EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The proposed works would go beyond a conversion and be so substantial as to amount to rebuilding, thereby exceeding what is permitted under Class Q of the GPDO.
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