Planning appeal decision
Building at Rolphs Farm , Basford Hill , Little Waltham , Essex , CM3 3PA
Planning appeal 3303856 at Building at Rolphs Farm , Basford Hill , Little Waltham , Essex , CM3 3PA (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2023 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO.
change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- CM3 3PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO
What decided it
The absence of detailed structural investigation and uncertainty regarding whether removal of steel support columns would require substantial modification or replacement of the metal frame or provision of new foundations meant the proposal could not be confirmed as constituting only building operations reasonably necessary for conversion.
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