®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed18 February 20263374856
Brisley Lodge Farm, Brisley Lane, Ruckinge, TN26 2PW
for prior approval for the change of use of an agricultural building and land within its curtilage to a dwelling house and associated operational development
- Authority
- Ashford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jolly J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal falls within the scope of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, specifically whether the building operations required are reasonably necessary to convert the building to a dwellinghouse
What decided it
The building operations required to bring the barn to a habitable standard and mitigate flood risk, including construction of new floor levels and substantial structural works, exceed the scope of operations reasonably necessary under Class Q of the GDPO, meaning planning permission rather than prior approval is required.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.