Planning appeal decision
The Hayloft, Marsh Lane, Lower Whitley, Cheshire, WA4 4EU
Planning appeal 3327457 at The Hayloft, Marsh Lane, Lower Whitley, Cheshire, WA4 4EU (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Billings C, 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 GDPO, having regard to building operations necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse, and the compliance with the relevant conditions and procedures of the GDPO.
the conversion of existing agricultural barn into 1 no. residential unit under GDPO 2015 Class Q
- Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Billings C
- Postcode
- WA4 4EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GDPO, having regard to building operations necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse, and the compliance with the relevant conditions and procedures of the GDPO
What decided it
The proposed building operations are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse under Class Q(b) of the GDPO, and the development satisfies all relevant conditions and procedures.
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