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Allowed22 July 20253359262

Elms Farm Barn, Cotes Road, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8JT

Planning appeal 3359262 at Elms Farm Barn, Cotes Road, Barrow Upon Soar, Leicestershire, LE12 8JT (Charnwood Borough Council) was allowed on 22 July 2025 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would constitute permitted development as defined under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO.

change of use of building to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated operational works

Authority
Charnwood Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Sibley G
Postcode
LE12 8JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would constitute permitted development as defined under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO
  • if the proposal is found to constitute permitted development, whether it would accord with the conditions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO

What decided it

The Statutory Declaration provided sufficient evidence on the balance of probability that the appeal building and land within its curtilage was used as part of an established agricultural unit on 24 July 2023, satisfying the key requirement for permitted development under Class Q.

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