Planning appeal decision
Hatts Copse Farm , Brook Lane, Botley, Hampshire, SO30 2ER
Planning appeal 3307667 at Hatts Copse Farm , Brook Lane, Botley, Hampshire, SO30 2ER (Eastleigh Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 March 2023 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development falls within the terms of the permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GDPO.
a ‘Prior Notification application under Class Q for the change of use from Agricultural Buildings to 2no. Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Eastleigh Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
- Postcode
- SO30 2ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development falls within the terms of the permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GDPO
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the buildings were used solely for agricultural purposes on 20 March 2013 or for the required 10-year period, as mandated by Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GDPO.
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