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Allowed2 September 20266005963

Land Adjacent to, 82 Smithy Lane, Aughton, L39 6SS

Planning appeal 6005963 at Land Adjacent to, 82 Smithy Lane, Aughton, L39 6SS (West Lancashire District Council) was allowed on 2 September 2026 by Inspector N Unwin, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to Q.2(1)(e) and (f).

Conversion of agricultural buildings to 5 no. residential dwellings

Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
N Unwin
Postcode
L39 6SS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to Q.2(1)(e) and (f)

What decided it

The proposed garden areas and minimal external alterations would be sensible, realistic and acceptable in design terms, satisfying the prior approval conditions under Class Q.

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