Planning appeal decision
Windacres Farm, Church Street, Rudgwick, West Sussex, RH12 3EG
Planning appeal 3369471 at Windacres Farm, Church Street, Rudgwick, West Sussex, RH12 3EG (Horsham District Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2025 by Inspector Gardner L, 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 Q1.
prior notification for change of use of agricultural building to a single dwelling
- Authority
- Horsham District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gardner L
- Postcode
- RH12 3EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would constitute permitted development in respect to Class Q and paragraph Q1
- if the proposal is found to constitute permitted development, whether the location and siting of the building would be undesirable, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The building is restricted by condition to agricultural use only and cannot change use through Class Q permitted development, as the condition predates and supersedes the permitted development right.
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