Planning appeal decision
Land off Charley Road, Ulverscroft, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9XJ
Planning appeal 3371677 at Land off Charley Road, Ulverscroft, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9XJ (Charnwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Heron E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal building is part of an established agricultural unit and complies with the conditions and limitations of Paragraph Q.1.
Change of use of agricultural building to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion. (Prior notification under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) – Schedule 2, Class Q
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Heron E
- Postcode
- LE12 9XJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal building is part of an established agricultural unit and complies with the conditions and limitations of Paragraph Q.1
- whether the proposed building operations would be reasonably necessary to convert the building
- whether prior approval can be given having regard to the conditions in Class Q2.(1)
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish that the building was part of an established agricultural unit operating as a trade or business in compliance with the permitted development limitations.
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