Planning appeal decision
Radfords Farm, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 3DA
Planning appeal 3297596 at Radfords Farm, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 3DA (Ashfield District Council) was allowed on 29 September 2022 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building operations proposed are reasonably necessary such that the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q (b) of the GPDO.
an application to determine if prior approval is required to convert two agricultural buildings to form three dwellings
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dean S
- Postcode
- NG17 3DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the building operations proposed are reasonably necessary such that the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q (b) of the GPDO
What decided it
The substantial structural framework of the existing building would be retained, meaning the proposal constituted a conversion within the scope of Class Q permitted development rather than a fresh build.
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