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Garliford Barn, Garliford Lane, Bish Mill, South Molton, EX36 3QX
Planning appeal 3292575 at Garliford Barn, Garliford Lane, Bish Mill, South Molton, EX36 3QX (North Devon District Council) was dismissed on 24 August 2022 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal under Class Q.1(i)(i) would consist of building operations that exceed those permitted as reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse.
prior approval for a change of use of agricultural barn to dwelling (class Q)
- Authority
- North Devon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- EX36 3QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal under Class Q.1(i)(i) would consist of building operations that exceed those permitted as reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse
What decided it
The extent of structural repair and replacement work necessary to the existing building components would exceed what is reasonably necessary for conversion, constituting a rebuild rather than a conversion under Class Q.
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