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Allowed2 April 20253347193

Barn at Brook End Farm, Risely Road, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HS

Planning appeal 3347193 at Barn at Brook End Farm, Risely Road, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HS (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed on 2 April 2025 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development with regards to whether the cumulative floor space of the existing building or buildings changing use to a larger dwellinghouse or dwellinghouses under Class Q exceeds 465 square metres in accordance with paragraph Q.1(b)(i)(bb) of the GPDO.

prior notification for change of use from an agricultural building to two dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) including associated building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building

Authority
Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Sibley G
Postcode
MK44 2HS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development with regards to whether the cumulative floor space of the existing building or buildings changing use to a larger dwellinghouse or dwellinghouses under Class Q exceeds 465 square metres in accordance with paragraph Q.1(b)(i)(bb) of the GPDO
  • if the proposal is permitted development, whether or not prior approval is required

What decided it

The cumulative floor space of the two proposed dwellinghouses at approximately 460 sqm falls below the 465 sqm limitation in paragraph Q.1(b)(i)(bb) of the GPDO, thereby qualifying as permitted development.

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