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Dismissed7 April 20266001820

Buzzards Reach, Road From Withiel to Buzzards Break, Withiel, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5NL

Planning appeal 6001820 at Buzzards Reach, Road From Withiel to Buzzards Break, Withiel, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5NL (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 7 April 2026 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the required building operations are to the extent reasonably necessary to carry out the conversion of the building to comply with Paragraph Q.1(i) of the GPDO.

Application for Prior Approval for the proposed conversion of a barn to a dwelling (Class Q)

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Rose C
Postcode
PL30 5NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the required building operations are to the extent reasonably necessary to carry out the conversion of the building to comply with Paragraph Q.1(i) of the GPDO

What decided it

The scale and nature of the proposed works, comprising a new internal structure independent from the existing building with replaced roof and wall coverings and a new front elevation, would constitute substantial rebuild rather than conversion and therefore exceed the extent of works reasonably necessary under Class Q.1(i) of the GPDO.

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