Planning appeal decision
Barn off West End Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1LA
Planning appeal 3320072 at Barn off West End Road, Epworth, Doncaster, DN9 1LA (North Lincolnshire Council) was dismissed on 1 December 2023 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed building operations would exceed what is reasonably necessary to convert the building into a dwellinghouse for it to benefit from permitted development rights.
change of use of agricultural building to dwellingho use (Use Class C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- DN9 1LA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed building operations would exceed what is reasonably necessary to convert the building into a dwellinghouse for it to benefit from permitted development rights
What decided it
The building requires such extensive works (new roof, flooring, substantial walls) that they would constitute a rebuild rather than a conversion, falling outside the scope of permitted development rights under Class Q.1(i) of the GPDO.
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