Planning appeal decision
Harefield Hall Farm , Chadwick Lane, , Heywood, OL10 1QL
Planning appeal 3332479 at Harefield Hall Farm , Chadwick Lane, , Heywood, OL10 1QL (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 August 2024 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would meet the definition of permitted development as set out in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, and if so, whether the siting, design and external appearance of the proposed development is acceptable.
agricultural building
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moore J
- Postcode
- OL10 1QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would meet the definition of permitted development as set out in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, and if so, whether the siting, design and external appearance of the proposed development is acceptable
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the land was in lawful agricultural use for the purposes of a trade or business, which is a prerequisite for permitted development rights under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Order.
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