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Allowed19 September 20243338559

Barn 5, Burston Cottage Farm, Lichfield Road, Burston, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0DP

Planning appeal 3338559 at Barn 5, Burston Cottage Farm, Lichfield Road, Burston, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST18 0DP (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 19 September 2024 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, having regard to the relevant requirements of Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, prior approval is deemed to be granted.

Change of Use of Agricultural Building to a Dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion

Authority
Stafford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
ST18 0DP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether, having regard to the relevant requirements of Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, prior approval is deemed to be granted

What decided it

The Local Planning Authority failed to determine the prior approval application within the agreed extended deadline of 10 August 2023, triggering the deemed grant of prior approval under paragraph W.(11)(c) of the GPDO.

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