Planning appeal decision
Hews Den, Mount Carbis Road, Redruth, TR15 2QQ
Planning appeal 3336105 at Hews Den, Mount Carbis Road, Redruth, TR15 2QQ (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2024 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted with regard to whether the proposed development would result in a material change to the external appearance of the buildings.
the conversion of the current office block into one 3 bedroomed house and the conversion of the current "main" workshops into three 2 bedroomed bungalows
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- TR15 2QQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted with regard to whether the proposed development would result in a material change to the external appearance of the buildings
- Whether the buildings fell within one of the specified uses under Class E for a continuous period of at least 2 years prior to the date of the application for prior approval
What decided it
The proposed external alterations to the workshop building would materially affect its external appearance, which is not permitted under the GPDO prior approval regime and therefore requires full planning permission.
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