Planning appeal decision
Park Farm, Elmgrove Lane, Normandy, GU3 2BN
Planning appeal 3355147 at Park Farm, Elmgrove Lane, Normandy, GU3 2BN (Guildford Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 April 2025 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would meet the definition of permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Order, with particular regard to paragraph Q.1(i) as set out in the Order before 20 May 2024.
Prior Approval under Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the conversion of agricultural building to create 1 number 1 bedroom dwelling (b) development referred to in paragraph (a) together with building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building referred to in paragraph (a) to a use falling within Class C3 (dwelling houses) of that Schedule
- Authority
- Guildford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moore J
- Postcode
- GU3 2BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would meet the definition of permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Order, with particular regard to paragraph Q.1(i) as set out in the Order before 20 May 2024
What decided it
The extent of building operations required, comprising substantial repair and replacement of external cladding, perimeter walls, roof materials, and significant upgrading works, would constitute a rebuild rather than conversion reasonably necessary under Class Q.
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