Planning appeal decision
Old Ashtree Poultry Unit, Lopham Road, Kenninghall, Norfolk, NR12 8TS
Planning appeal 3337558 at Old Ashtree Poultry Unit, Lopham Road, Kenninghall, Norfolk, NR12 8TS (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2024 by Inspector Pearce S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the works proposed would go beyond what is reasonably necessary to convert the building to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses).
the “prior approval for proposed change of use and conversion of an agricultural building to 5no. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) including part demolition within Class Q of Part 3, of Schedule 2 of the Town an d Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015”
- Authority
- Breckland Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pearce S
- Postcode
- NR12 8TS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the works proposed would go beyond what is reasonably necessary to convert the building to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses)
What decided it
The absence of adequate information demonstrating that the proposed building operations, particularly regarding potential asbestos-containing cladding, would be limited to what is reasonably necessary to convert the building to residential use under Class Q of the GPDO.
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