Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Upper Lane, Biggin, Derbyshire, DE6 3FH
Planning appeal 3299235 at The Barn, Upper Lane, Biggin, Derbyshire, DE6 3FH (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was dismissed on 3 March 2023 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the requirements of paragraph Q.1(a) would be met.
the change of use of agricultural building to dwelling
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones D
- Postcode
- DE6 3FH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the requirements of paragraph Q.1(a) would be met
What decided it
The extent of the works undertaken—including erection of full height blockwork walls with new footings, new roofing, and exterior timber boarding—amounted to construction of a new building, which failed to meet the Class Q.1(a)(iii) requirement that a building brought into use after 20 March 2013 must have been in use for at least 10 years before development begins.
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