Planning appeal decision
Spring Meadows, Paradise Lane, Waltham Chase, Hampshire, SO32 2TH
Planning appeal 6001841 at Spring Meadows, Paradise Lane, Waltham Chase, Hampshire, SO32 2TH (Winchester City Council) was allowed on 17 April 2026 by Inspector Hughes S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development in respect to Class Q and paragraph Q.1.
Class Q barn conversion from agricultural to a domestic dwelling
- Authority
- Winchester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hughes S
- Postcode
- SO32 2TH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would constitute permitted development in respect to Class Q and paragraph Q.1
- If the proposal is found to constitute permitted development, whether prior approval would be required
What decided it
The building met all Class Q requirements including the 10-year agricultural use test, and prior approval matters under Paragraph Q.2 and W raised no impediments to the conversion.
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