Barton Farm, Village Way, Aylesbeare, EX5 2FF

‘Prior notification (Class Q – (a) and (c)) for a change of use from building on a former agricultural unit to 2no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) ’

Authority: East Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Kent R

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 building operations reasonably necessary for the building to function as a dwellinghouse; and if so the effect of the design and external appearance of the resulting building on the site and its surroundings

What decided it

The proposal involves substantial demolition of large sections of the existing building which indicates it is not already suitable for conversion to residential use, and the building operations required appear to exceed what is reasonably necessary under Class Q permitted development rights.

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