Planning appeal decision
Barn to the West of Truthan Manor, St Erme, Cornwall, TR4 9BB
Planning appeal 3370951 at Barn to the West of Truthan Manor, St Erme, Cornwall, TR4 9BB (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order, with particular regard to paragraph W(3)(b).
the conversion of barn to dwelling (Class Q)
- Authority
- Cornwall Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher C
- Postcode
- TR4 9BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order, with particular regard to paragraph W(3)(b)
What decided it
The existence of an unresolved County Court dispute over whether an oral sub-tenancy agreement exists, combined with the absence of consent from third parties claiming to be tenants, created sufficient uncertainty to prevent the Inspector from determining that the Class Q permitted development conditions had been satisfied.
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