Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Tumblers Green, Stisted, Essex, CM77 8AZ
Planning appeal 3347822 at The Barn, Tumblers Green, Stisted, Essex, CM77 8AZ (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 23 April 2025 by Inspector Grierson E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO.
the change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Class C3) and for associated operational development
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Grierson E
- Postcode
- CM77 8AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO
What decided it
The proposed development would be contrary to Article 3(4) of the GPDO because it breaches the restrictive condition imposed on the original planning permission which limits the building's use solely to association with produce grown on site and maintenance of land.
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