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Dismissed3 June 20253357582

Hay Barn, Upper Lane, Biggin, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3FH

Planning appeal 3357582 at Hay Barn, Upper Lane, Biggin, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3FH (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was dismissed on 3 June 2025 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development, with particular regard to the requirements of paragraph Q1.(a)(i), namely, whether the appeal building was part of an established agricultural unit on 24 July 2023.

Change of use of agricultural building to 1 no. dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated building operations

Authority
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Martinson P
Postcode
DE6 3FH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development, with particular regard to the requirements of paragraph Q1.(a)(i), namely, whether the appeal building was part of an established agricultural unit on 24 July 2023

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient information to establish that the appeal building was part of an established agricultural unit on 24 July 2023, as required by paragraph Q1.(a)(i) of the amended GPDO.

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