Planning appeal decision
Field Os 5000 and 5812, Tofts Hill, Stathern , Leicestershire , LE14 4HU
Planning appeal 3337817 at Field Os 5000 and 5812, Tofts Hill, Stathern , Leicestershire , LE14 4HU (Melton Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO with particular regard to whether the location or siting of the building would make it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3.
change of use of agricultural barn to a single dwellinghouse (use class C3) and associated building operations
- Authority
- Melton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- LE14 4HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO with particular regard to whether the location or siting of the building would make it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3
What decided it
The location and siting of the building, attached to a larger barn used for livestock housing with a door opening directly into the working yard, makes it undesirable for conversion to a dwellinghouse under Class Q.2(1)(e) of the GPDO due to significant noise, odour and potential vehicle conflict.
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