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Dismissed7 January 20253331653

Dovecote Farm , Barlode Drain, Midville, Lincolnshire, PE22 8HQ

Planning appeal 3331653 at Dovecote Farm , Barlode Drain, Midville, Lincolnshire, PE22 8HQ (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 7 January 2025 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would fall within the provisions of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO.

the change of use of a building and any land within its curtilage from a use falling within Class E (commercial, business and service) of Schedule 2 to the Use Classes Order to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of Schedule 1 to that Order

Authority
East Lindsey District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bartlett R
Postcode
PE22 8HQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would fall within the provisions of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the building had a lawful Class E use for the required 2-year period, and the proposed building operations (new windows and doors) fall outside the scope of Class MA permitted development.

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