Planning appeal decision
Ripple Farm, School Lane, Ripple, Worcestershire, GL20 6EU
Planning appeal 3325499 at Ripple Farm, School Lane, Ripple, Worcestershire, GL20 6EU (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 15 January 2024 by Inspector Harley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO.
notification for prior approval for change of use of agricultural building into five dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harley S
- Postcode
- GL20 6EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO
- If so, whether prior approval should be granted for the proposed development
What decided it
The degree of building works required, particularly structural modifications and the extent of new openings, would go well beyond what is reasonably necessary for conversion, amounting in practical terms to a fresh build rather than a conversion of an existing agricultural building.
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