Holme Lode Farm, Holme Fen, Holme, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3PR

Planning appeal 3329515 at Holme Lode Farm, Holme Fen, Holme, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3PR (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2024 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the building was capable of conversion to residential use.

the change of use and alteration of barn to form two dwellings

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Pearce J
Postcode: PE7 3PR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the building was capable of conversion to residential use
whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the development strategy, and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposal is in a suitable location with regard to flood risk

What decided it

The building was not structurally capable of conversion to residential use as the extent of works carried out was substantial and beyond what can reasonably be regarded as conversion within Policy LP33, combined with the site's isolated location unsuitable for residential development and failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP33Policy LP9Policy LP2Policy LP10Policy LP11Policy LP12Policy LP20Policy LP5Policy LP15
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 165Paragraph 174

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