Planning appeal decision
Eartham Quarry, Eartham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0FN
Planning appeal 3295815 at Eartham Quarry, Eartham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0FN (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 7 December 2022 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development in respect to Class Q(b) and paragraph Q.1.
the change of use of an agricultural building to 2 no. dwellinghouses (class C3)
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Redford R
- Postcode
- PO18 0FN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development in respect to Class Q(b) and paragraph Q.1
- whether the noise impacts on that proposed would be acceptable
What decided it
The existing agricultural building was not capable of functioning as a dwelling in its current form and would require substantial replacement of exterior walls, windows, doors and potentially the roof, beyond that which could be considered reasonably necessary under Class Q permitted development rights.
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