®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed13 March 20233298310
Gage Farm (Land & Buildings to the East), Branch Road, Cambridgeshire, Comberton, CB23 7DH
change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse (use class C3) and associated operational development
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cross D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site was used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on or before 20 March 2013 and whether there has been no intervening or other use
- Would the building operations be considered reasonably necessary to convert the building to a use falling within Class C3 of the Use Classes Order
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the site was used solely for agricultural purposes on 20 March 2013 with no intervening use, and the extent of building works required would constitute a rebuild rather than a conversion within the scope of Class Q permitted development.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.