Planning appeal decision
Shrubbery Farm, Ipswich Road, Charsfield, Suffolk, IP13 7PS
Planning appeal 3327604 at Shrubbery Farm, Ipswich Road, Charsfield, Suffolk, IP13 7PS (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 24 May 2024 by Inspector Chamberlain G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the application or subsequent appeal was made before development began.
change of use of agricultural building to a flexible use
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
- Postcode
- IP13 7PS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the application or subsequent appeal was made before development began
What decided it
The change of use from agricultural to commercial use had already begun before the prior approval application was made, and therefore prior approval cannot be granted under the GPDO.
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