®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed29 January 20266001101
Bowses Hill Farm, Ned Lane, Stalmine-with-staynall, Lancashire, FY6 0LW
change of use of 1no. agricultural building to 2no. dwellings under Class Q (a) and (b) of the GPDO
- Authority
- Wyre Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Heron E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal building is part of an established agricultural unit and constitutes an agricultural building
- whether the site is part of the building's curtilage
- 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 that the building was used for agriculture at the time of application, with photographs and site observations indicating non-agricultural uses including a van conversion business, thereby failing to meet the Class Q permitted development criteria.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4
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.