®Planning appeal decision
Allowed30 April 20266002783
Land North East Of Woodham Mortimer Lodge, Lodge Road, Woodham Mortimer, Essex, CM9 6SJ
Proposed Change of Use of Agricultural Barn and Building Operations to form One no. Dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Maldon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Francis L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- having regard to the relevant requirements of Class Q and Paragraph W of the GPDO, whether the prior approval should be determined under the transitional arrangements
- whether the appeal site forms part of an established agricultural unit
- whether the location or siting of the building makes it otherwise impractical or undesirable to be used as a dwellinghouse, with particular regard to protected species and their habitats and the effect upon the integrity of European designated sites
What decided it
The appellant satisfied all three main issues: the application was validly received under transitional arrangements, agricultural use was demonstrated for the required period, and the conversion would not be impractical or undesirable with protected species and European site mitigation secured.
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