®Planning appeal decision
Oak Farm O'keys Lane, Fernhill Heath, WORCESTER, WR3 8RL
prior notification for the proposed change of use of an existing agricultural building, and associated conversion works, to form 2 no. dwellinghouses”
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Guest H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be permitted under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, with particular regard to whether the building operations would be reasonably necessary to convert the building into a dwellinghouse under Paragraphs Q(c), whether these building operations would amount to a conversion, and whether the proposed development would satisfy the requirements of paragraph Q1(j)
- If so, whether prior approval should be granted when assessed against the matter set out at paragraph Q2(1)(g) regarding the provision of adequate natural light in all habitable rooms of the dwellinghouses
What decided it
The totality of the building operations proposed, particularly those to the north-east elevation involving removal of existing blockwork walling and creation of external courtyards, would go beyond what is reasonably necessary to convert the building and would amount to more than a conversion, thereby falling outside the scope of Class Q permitted development.
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.