®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed8 May 20253359173
Barn at 2 Pinfold Farm Barn, Preston Road, Ribchester, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3YD
‘Proposed change of use of a building from agricultural to residential use’
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Brook S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to the extent of building operations proposed and whether they are reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse
- Whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a dwellinghouse, with particular regard to pedestrian access and parking provision
- Whether the design and external appearance of the proposal is suitable having regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the building and the area
What decided it
The extent of building operations proposed, particularly the replacement of the entire external envelope including roof and cladding, would amount to a rebuild rather than a conversion reasonably necessary to convert the building to a dwellinghouse, and therefore the proposal does not constitute permitted development under Class Q(b) of the GPDO.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.