Planning appeal decision
Honey Lane Farm, Honey Lane, Thorpe, Newark, Notts, NG23 5PU
Planning appeal 3339361 at Honey Lane Farm, Honey Lane, Thorpe, Newark, Notts, NG23 5PU (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development falls within the terms of the permitted development rights under Article 3(1), Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with specific regard to the extent of demolition proposed.
Notification for Prior Approval for a Proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Buildings to 5 Dwellinghouses and for Associated Operational Development
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bromley N
- Postcode
- NG23 5PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development falls within the terms of the permitted development rights under Article 3(1), Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with specific regard to the extent of demolition proposed
- if so, whether the prior approval of the transport and highways impacts of the proposed development and contamination risks on the site would be acceptable
What decided it
The complete demolition of the separate adjacent building required by the scheme does not constitute 'partial demolition to the extent reasonably necessary to carry out building operations' as permitted under Class Q of the GPDO.
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