Planning appeal decision
Barn at Lofthouse Farm, Wike Lane, Wike, Leeds, LS17 9NG
Planning appeal 3347355 at Barn at Lofthouse Farm, Wike Lane, Wike, Leeds, LS17 9NG (Leeds City Council) was dismissed on 5 November 2024 by Inspector Mulloy C, 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 having particular regard to whether the last use of the building was solely as an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit (criteria (ii) of paragraph Q.1 (a)) and whether any works have been carried out on the agricultural unit under Class A (a) or Class B (a) of Part 6 of the GPDO as required by paragraph Q.1 (g).
Change of Use of Agricultural Building to Dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with building operations necessary for the conversion
- Authority
- Leeds City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Mulloy C
- Postcode
- LS17 9NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO having particular regard to whether the last use of the building was solely as an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit (criteria (ii) of paragraph Q.1 (a)) and whether any works have been carried out on the agricultural unit under Class A (a) or Class B (a) of Part 6 of the GPDO as required by paragraph Q.1 (g)
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the last use of the building was solely as an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit, which is a mandatory criterion for permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO.
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