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Dismissed20 November 20253372784

Os Field 4200, Rectory Road, North Fambridge, Essex, CM3 6NG

Planning appeal 3372784 at Os Field 4200, Rectory Road, North Fambridge, Essex, CM3 6NG (Maldon District Council) was dismissed on 20 November 2025 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposals would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO.

change of use of barn to a single dwellinghouse

Authority
Maldon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Dring G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposals would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the buildings were part of an established agricultural unit as required by Class Q(a)(i) of the GPDO.

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