Planning appeal decision
Building North of 12 Grange Hill, Coggeshall, CO6 1RA
Planning appeal 3341656 at Building North of 12 Grange Hill, Coggeshall, CO6 1RA (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2024 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would fall within development permitted under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, and would not be excluded by paragraph Q.1.
the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3), and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
- Postcode
- CO6 1RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would fall within development permitted under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, and would not be excluded by paragraph Q.1
- if permitted and not excluded under Class Q, whether prior approval is required as to the location or siting of the building, the design and external appearance of the building, and the provision of adequate light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouse
What decided it
The proposed building operations, specifically foundation reinforcement necessary to support a second storey mezzanine, fall outside the scope of works permitted under paragraph Q.1(i) of Class Q of the GPDO, as the submitted condition survey did not demonstrate the building could support such works without foundation improvement.
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