Lake House, West Woodhay, NEWBURY, RG20 0BU

erection of a building for agricultural use and formation/alteration of a private way

Authority: West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector: James A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (GPDO)
whether the prior approval application was made before beginning the development as required by condition A.2 (2)(i)
consideration of matters relating to the siting, design and external appearance of the building and the siting and means of construction of the private way

What decided it

The private way works had already commenced before the prior approval application was submitted, breaching the requirement that prior approval must be obtained before beginning the development.

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