Farm building positioned adjacent to Morkery Lane, Land on Morkery Lane, Castle Bytham, Grantham, Lincs, NG334SW

‘this prior notification relates solely to ‘development consisting of a change of use’ of an agricultural building (GIA 110m2) to a single dwellinghouse under the rules of Class Q(a) only as allowed by the GPDO, any matters not encompassed within the requirements of Class Q(a) shall therefore be subject to a subsequent application

Authority: South Kesteven District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Marriott H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change use to a dwellinghouse
the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouse

What decided it

The location of the building immediately adjacent to the access and access road of the anaerobic digester plant, which would generate up to 18 HGV movements per day, makes it undesirable for residential use due to unacceptable noise impacts on future occupiers.

Framework references: 135, 198

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