Planning appeal decision
Barn Located to the North of - Copplesbury Lane, Clevedon , Shepton Mallett Somerset, BA4 6HQ
Planning appeal 3327257 at Barn Located to the North of - Copplesbury Lane, Clevedon , Shepton Mallett Somerset, BA4 6HQ (Mendip District Council *) was dismissed on 10 May 2024 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site was solely used for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on the required date to comply with Paragraph Q.1(a) of the GPDO.
Prior Approval for a proposed change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3) and for associated operational development
- Authority
- Mendip District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Conde L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site was solely used for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on the required date to comply with Paragraph Q.1(a) of the GPDO
- Whether the required building operations are to the extent reasonably necessary to carry out the conversion of the building to comply with Paragraph Q.1(i) of the GPDO
What decided it
The extent of building operations required, particularly the substantially new roof needed due to asbestos cement sheeting and the new walls required behind the existing cladding, would constitute a substantial rebuild rather than a conversion permitted under Class Q.
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