Planning appeal decision
Johnsons Barn, Mill Lane, Sidlesham, Chichester, PO20 7NA
Planning appeal 3288722 at Johnsons Barn, Mill Lane, Sidlesham, Chichester, PO20 7NA (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2022 by Inspector Reid J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development falls within the terms of the permitted development right in Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.
Class Q(b) Application for Prior Approval - Change of Use of Agricultural Building from Agriculture to 1no Dwelling (C3 Use Class)”
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Reid J
- Postcode
- PO20 7NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development falls within the terms of the permitted development right in Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q
- the effect that the proposal would have on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect that it would have on the Chichester and Langstone Harbours Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Pagham Harbour SPA
What decided it
The proposal falls outside the permitted development right under Class Q because there is insufficient evidence that the existing building is capable of functioning as a dwelling without rebuilding works that exceed the scope of the permitted development right.
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