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Dismissed8 May 20243332294

Existing Garage-Workshop- Store B1/8 Building, Adjacent Pocombe Orchard, Tedburn Road, Exeter, EX2 9SX

Planning appeal 3332294 at Existing Garage-Workshop- Store B1/8 Building, Adjacent Pocombe Orchard, Tedburn Road, Exeter, EX2 9SX (Exeter City Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2024 by Inspector Hills J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class MA of the GPDO.

described in the application as “Conversion of the existing B1/8 unit to a single 1 bed 1 person dwelling under Class M of the GPDO with access as existing off the Tedburn Rd to a driveway/parking area to the south of the existing building. Proposals have been formulated to retain the exg building in its entirety with only the front vehicle door being removed and exg opening infilled with full height window/door/blanking panel and the exg pedestrian access door removed, but opening retained and infilled with full height window

Authority
Exeter City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hills J
Postcode
EX2 9SX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Class MA of the GPDO
  • If so, whether prior approval would be required as to flooding risks in relation to the building

What decided it

Condition 4 of planning permission 05/1554/03 explicitly restricts the building to B1(c) or B8 uses and requires formal consent for any other use, which cannot be overridden by permitted development rights under Article 3(4) of the GPDO.

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