Planning appeal decision
Barn West Of Todden Coath Farm, Paul, Penzance, TR19 6UQ
Planning appeal 3332184 at Barn West Of Todden Coath Farm, Paul, Penzance, TR19 6UQ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 27 August 2024 by Inspector Castle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be permitted development, with regard to whether the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q in terms of paragraph Q.1(a) of the GPDO would be met.
change of use of agricultural building to three dwellinghouses (use Class C3)
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Castle S
- Postcode
- TR19 6UQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be permitted development, with regard to whether the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q in terms of paragraph Q.1(a) of the GPDO would be met
- if permitted development is not excluded by Q.1, whether the proposals design and external appearance would be acceptable in relation to paragraph Q.2(1)(f) of the GPDO
What decided it
The barn's use for domestic storage purposes following cessation of agricultural use in 2001 constituted a materially different intervening use that precluded permitted development rights under Class Q(a) of the GPDO.
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