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Dismissed15 May 20253351555

Coombs Cottage, The Crescent, Lower Upham, Southampton, Hamshire, SO32 1PZ

Planning appeal 3351555 at Coombs Cottage, The Crescent, Lower Upham, Southampton, Hamshire, SO32 1PZ (Winchester City Council) was dismissed on 15 May 2025 by Inspector Leonard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to the use of the building.

change of use of part of an agricultural barn to a single dwellinghouse

Authority
Winchester City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
SO32 1PZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to the use of the building
  • Whether prior approval would be required in accordance with Paragraph Q.2(1) of the GPDO having regard to noise impacts and whether the location or siting makes it impractical or undesirable for part of the building to change from agricultural use to a dwelling

What decided it

The appellant's evidence was not sufficiently precise and robust to demonstrate that the building was used solely for agricultural purposes as part of an established agricultural unit on the qualifying date, as required by Paragraph Q.1(a) of the GPDO.

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