Planning appeal decision
Oakfield Farm Hyde Chase, Woodham Mortimer, Maldon, CM9 6TN
Planning appeal 3342555 at Oakfield Farm Hyde Chase, Woodham Mortimer, Maldon, CM9 6TN (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2024 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO.
change of use of an agricultural barn to a dwellinghouse (use Class C3)
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- CM9 6TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO
What decided it
The appeal building is currently in light industrial/business use, not agricultural use, and therefore does not qualify as an agricultural building under Class Q of the GPDO.
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