Planning appeal decision
Whinney Hill Farm, Hob Lane, Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire, DE6 3LG
Planning appeal 3352146 at Whinney Hill Farm, Hob Lane, Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire, DE6 3LG (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was allowed on 17 March 2025 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval was deemed to be granted under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO following the expiry of the 56-day determination period without LPA notification.
The Class Q conversion of an agricultural building to form 2 dwellings, Barn at Winney Hill Farm, Hob Lane, Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire, DE6 3LG (Re- submission). For details of the proposed lighting levels to serve the dwelling units proposed please see the submitted drawings
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gee R
- Postcode
- DE6 3LG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval was deemed to be granted under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO following the expiry of the 56-day determination period without LPA notification
What decided it
The Local Planning Authority failed to notify the applicant of its decision within the statutory 56-day period and no written extension was agreed, therefore prior approval is deemed to be granted under paragraph W.(11)(c) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO.
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