Planning appeal decision
Land at Berry Cross, Langtree, EX38 8NT
Planning appeal 6010409 at Land at Berry Cross, Langtree, EX38 8NT (Torridge) was dismissed on 20 August 2026 by Inspector C Cooper-Young, 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 particular regard to the original planning permission reference 1/1407/97/34/0017 and the planning condition restricting use to agriculture.
prior notification for the change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwellinghouse and associated building operations under Class Q
- Authority
- Torridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- C Cooper-Young
- Postcode
- EX38 8NT
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 particular regard to the original planning permission reference 1/1407/97/34/0017 and the planning condition restricting use to agriculture
What decided it
The existing planning condition restricting the building to agricultural use only, read in conjunction with Article 3(4) of the GPDO, prevented the exercise of permitted development rights under Class Q.
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