Planning appeal decision
Bath Farm, Bath Lane, Audlem, Crewe, Cheshire, CW3 0BN
Planning appeal 3365300 at Bath Farm, Bath Lane, Audlem, Crewe, Cheshire, CW3 0BN (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 3 September 2025 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would be permitted development under Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
prior approval of new agricultural barn for storage of tractor, trailer, equipment and tools
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Major R
- Postcode
- CW3 0BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal would be permitted development under Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide substantive evidence that the landholding is used for the purposes of a trade or business, which is a mandatory requirement under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Order.
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