Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Legh Cottage , Romford , RM4 1DN
Planning appeal 3317114 at Land Adjacent to Legh Cottage , Romford , RM4 1DN (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 January 2024 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is permitted by Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Prior notification Class Q for the conversion of an existing agricultural storage building to one dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Brentwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- RM4 1DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is permitted by Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The building was constructed after the relevant date of 20 March 2013 and was not used solely for agricultural purposes as an established agricultural unit, therefore it does not qualify for conversion under Class Q of the GPDO.
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