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Dismissed15 September 20253367977

The Paddock, Wicken Road, Leckhampstead, Buckingham, MK18 5NZ

Planning appeal 3367977 at The Paddock, Wicken Road, Leckhampstead, Buckingham, MK18 5NZ (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 15 September 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would constitute permitted development in respect to Class Q and paragraph Q.1.

prior notification application (Part 3, Class Q) for change of use and conversion of two existing agricultural barns into 2no. dwellings

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Townend K
Postcode
MK18 5NZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal would constitute permitted development in respect to Class Q and paragraph Q.1
  • If the proposal is found to constitute permitted development, whether prior approval would be required and should be granted

What decided it

The location and siting of the appeal buildings adjacent to poultry housing, combined with an extant permission for new poultry housing on the same land, would make it undesirable for the buildings to change to residential use due to adverse effects on the living conditions of future occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

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