Planning appeal decision
Toad Hall Farm, Old Felixstowe Road , Ipswich , Suffolk , IP10 0DE
Planning appeal 3358949 at Toad Hall Farm, Old Felixstowe Road , Ipswich , Suffolk , IP10 0DE (East Suffolk) was dismissed on 20 June 2025 by Inspector Sylvester G, 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, Q.1(a) of the GPDO.
the conversion of existing barn and stables to a single dwelling. Siting as existing
- Authority
- East Suffolk
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- IP10 0DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would constitute permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q, Q.1(a) of the GPDO
What decided it
The appeal site was not used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit as required by paragraph Q.1(a) of Class Q of the GPDO, as evidenced by equine uses, B2 ski equipment repair, farm shop, and non-agricultural storage uses.
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