Pemberley Copsale Road, Maplehurst, RH13 6QY

conversion of part of an agricultural building to a dwelling ( C3 Use Class)

Authority: Horsham District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: RH13 6QY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal constitutes permitted development under Class Q of the GPDO, having regard to a condition attached to permission DC/04/1463 restricting use of part of the building to storage of hay, straw and machinery
Whether the location and siting of the building makes it impractical or undesirable for it to be used as a dwelling due to noise and disturbance from agricultural activity

What decided it

The condition limiting use of part of the building to agricultural storage did not clearly and unequivocally remove Class Q permitted development rights because it failed to state that express consent was required for other uses, and the location and siting of the building do not make it impractical or undesirable for residential use given the low-key character of the agricultural activities.

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