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Allowed18 July 20243331816

The Royals, Burleydam, Whitchurch, SY13 4AZ

Planning appeal 3331816 at The Royals, Burleydam, Whitchurch, SY13 4AZ (Cheshire East) was allowed on 18 July 2024 by Inspector Veevers A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the extent of the required building operations would be reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse and whether the buildings are listed buildings.

conversion of 2no barns into 1no dwelling house

Authority
Cheshire East
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Veevers A
Postcode
SY13 4AZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the extent of the required building operations would be reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse and whether the buildings are listed buildings
  • If permitted and not excluded under Class Q, whether the prior approval details relating to the design or external appearance of the proposed development would be acceptable, with particular regard to the effect on the setting of nearby listed buildings

What decided it

The structural evidence demonstrated the buildings were capable of conversion with works reasonably necessary under Class Q(b), and the proposed development would preserve the setting of nearby listed buildings.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 205

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