Planning appeal decision
Spitewinter Farm, Spitewinter Lane, Barlow, Derbyshire, S18 7SE
Planning appeal 3368836 at Spitewinter Farm, Spitewinter Lane, Barlow, Derbyshire, S18 7SE (North East Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 17 November 2025 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building subject to the appeal constitutes an existing barn capable of conversion to residential use, or whether it is a newly constructed residential building.
change use of existing barn for residential purposes
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hickey A
- Postcode
- S18 7SE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the building subject to the appeal constitutes an existing barn capable of conversion to residential use, or whether it is a newly constructed residential building
What decided it
The building on site is a newly constructed residential building rather than an existing barn capable of conversion, rendering the application for change of use of a barn incapable of assessment.
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