Longhurst Farm, Dimmingsdale, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 3AS

Planning appeal 3305243 at Longhurst Farm, Dimmingsdale, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 3AS (Staffordshire Moorlands District Council) was allowed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the local planning authority determined within 56 days the application made pursuant to paragraph Q.2 to determine if prior approval was required for a proposed change of use of an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion.

the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

Authority: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Radcliffe I
Postcode: ST10 3AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the local planning authority determined within 56 days the application made pursuant to paragraph Q.2 to determine if prior approval was required for a proposed change of use of an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
whether the proposed development would fall within development permitted under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, and would not be excluded by the applicable conditions, limitations or restrictions

What decided it

The local planning authority failed to determine the prior approval application within the statutory 56-day period, resulting in deemed approval under the GPDO.

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