Planning appeal decision
Beechwood Park, Main Road, Elvaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3EQ
Planning appeal 3300274 at Beechwood Park, Main Road, Elvaston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE72 3EQ (South Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 29 November 2022 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the agricultural use requirements of paragraph Q.1(a) would be met.
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use of agricultural buildings to dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion at Beechwood Park, Main Road, Elvaston, Derby, DE72 3EQ
- Authority
- South Derbyshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones D
- Postcode
- DE72 3EQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the agricultural use requirements of paragraph Q.1(a) would be met
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the agricultural building was used as part of a trade or business on the relevant date, which is a requirement of the Class Q permitted development definition.
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