Beauchamp House, Acton Beauchamp, Worcester, WR6 5AQ

Planning appeal 3290043 at Beauchamp House, Acton Beauchamp, Worcester, WR6 5AQ (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 28 July 2022 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted under Article 3(1), Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), specifically whether the site is in agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit and whether the required building operations are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse.

‘Class Q prior notification to enable conversion of barn into a single dwelling’

Authority: Herefordshire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Conde L
Postcode: WR6 5AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be permitted under Article 3(1), Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), specifically whether the site is in agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit and whether the required building operations are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse

What decided it

The extent of building operations proposed, involving significant overhaul and replacement of the existing fabric of the barn including roof timbers, external walls, and creation of new elevations, would go beyond what is reasonably necessary for conversion and therefore fall outside the scope of Class Q permitted development rights.

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