Barn located to the north of - Copplesbury Lane, Clevedon , Shepton Mallett Somerset, BA4 6HQ

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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