Planning appeal decision
Land and Buildings At (Os 8293 5699), Parkfield Lane, Hallow, WR2 6PH
Planning appeal 3290129 at Land and Buildings At (Os 8293 5699), Parkfield Lane, Hallow, WR2 6PH (Malvern Hills District Council) was allowed on 5 July 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, with regard to Paragraph Q(a) whether the appeal site is an agricultural building and Q(b) building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building.
change of use of one agricultural building to one dwelling houses (Class C3) and associated operational development
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- WR2 6PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, with regard to Paragraph Q(a) whether the appeal site is an agricultural building and Q(b) building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building
- The transport and highway impacts of the development
What decided it
The building satisfied the permitted development criteria under Class Q as it was lawfully used for agriculture on 20 March 2013, and the proposed conversion works would not exceed those reasonably necessary, combined with the absence of unacceptable highway safety impacts.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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