Planning appeal decision
Barn at (Os 7587 6752), The Vinney, Abberley, WR6 6BX
Planning appeal 3317525 at Barn at (Os 7587 6752), The Vinney, Abberley, WR6 6BX (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 9 November 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal complies with the description of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with regard to the building operations necessary to convert the building to residential use.
notification for prior approval for the proposed change of use of an agricultural building to one dwellinghouse (Class C3) and associated operational development
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- WR6 6BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal complies with the description of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with regard to the building operations necessary to convert the building to residential use
What decided it
The absence of up-to-date structural information to demonstrate that the building works required would be only those reasonably necessary for conversion, particularly given observed deterioration since the 2019 survey.
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