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Dismissed5 February 20253349482

Hilltop Farm, Derby Road, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9AG

Planning appeal 3349482 at Hilltop Farm, Derby Road, Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S45 9AG (North East Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 5 February 2025 by Inspector Marriott H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the extent of the proposed curtilages of the buildings meet the requirements of Class Q(b).

‘prior approval / change of use through Class Q permitted development of agricultural barns to 2 residential dwellinghouses’

Authority
North East Derbyshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marriott H
Postcode
S45 9AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the extent of the proposed curtilages of the buildings meet the requirements of Class Q(b)
  • Whether the last use of the buildings was solely as an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit, in respect to Q.1(a)
  • Whether the proposal would result in the external dimensions of the buildings extending beyond the external dimensions of the existing buildings and for building operations reasonably necessary to convert the buildings to dwellinghouses in respect to Q.1(h) and (i)

What decided it

The proposal would result in external dimensions extending beyond the existing buildings and building operations beyond those reasonably necessary to convert the buildings to dwellinghouses, contrary to Class Q(h) and (i) of the GPDO.

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