Planning appeal decision
Hall Farm, Back Lane, Leire , Leicestershire, LE17 5EZ
Planning appeal 3311555 at Hall Farm, Back Lane, Leire , Leicestershire, LE17 5EZ (Harborough District Council) was dismissed on 19 October 2023 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development, with particular regard to whether the requirements of paragraphs Q.1(a), (g) and (h) would be met.
notification of prior approval for a change of use under Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for 2 larger Dwellinghouses. All details on the adequate natural light in all habitable rooms is clearly shown on the proposed drawings
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- LE17 5EZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development, with particular regard to whether the requirements of paragraphs Q.1(a), (g) and (h) would be met
What decided it
The appellant failed to establish that the buildings were used solely for agriculture as part of an established agricultural unit on the relevant date, and the proposal contravened paragraphs Q.1(g) and Q.1(h) of the GPDO.
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