Planning appeal decision
Barn at Elmhirst Farm, South Lane, Cawthorne Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4EF
Planning appeal 3289136 at Barn at Elmhirst Farm, South Lane, Cawthorne Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 4EF (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 May 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q1 of the GPDO.
described on the application form as conversion of agricultural building to form dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- S75 4EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q1 of the GPDO
- if so, whether or not prior approval would be required in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraph Q.2(1) of the GPDO
What decided it
The totality of the building operations proposed would constitute substantial rebuilding that goes beyond what is reasonably necessary for conversion of the agricultural building to residential use, contrary to the principles established in Hibbitt and paragraph 105 of the PPG.
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