Planning appeal decision
Ladycroft Farm, Ladycroft, Alresford, SO24 0QP
Planning appeal 3335091 at Ladycroft Farm, Ladycroft, Alresford, SO24 0QP (Winchester City Council) was dismissed on 22 July 2025 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building operations are reasonably necessary to convert the barn into a dwelling under Class Q.
change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- SO24 0QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the building operations are reasonably necessary to convert the barn into a dwelling under Class Q
- Whether the barn was last used for agricultural purposes
What decided it
The extent of works required (replacement of roof, walls, windows and doors) demonstrated the barn was not suitable for conversion as required by Class Q, and the last use could not be established as agricultural on the balance of probability.
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