®Planning appeal decision
Allowed24 March 20266002214
Barn south east of Elsa House, Straight Road, Manea, Cambs, PE15 0NH
Change of use from 1 x agricultural building to 1 x dwelling (Class Q (a) and (b))
- Authority
- Fenland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Tinsley F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the existing building would be capable of complying with the Nationally Described Space Standard regarding the size of the proposed dwelling and provision of internal storage in order to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers
- Whether prior approval should be granted in relation to the location or siting of the building and if it makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a dwelling due to harm to the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the window on the south-east elevation would not appear visually discordant when viewed externally and that the primary outlook would be adequately provided by the front glazed door and window unit meant the location was not impractical or undesirable for residential conversion despite flood risk mitigation measures.
Framework references: 135
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.