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Dismissed22 October 20266012104

Papushka Fields, Dorchester Rd,, Lytchett Minster, BH16 6FE

Planning appeal 6012104 at Papushka Fields, Dorchester Rd,, Lytchett Minster, BH16 6FE (Dorset) was dismissed on 22 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the building formed part of an established agricultural unit for the purposes of Class Q(a)(i), and whether the proposal is excluded from permitted development by the limitation in Class Q.1(a).

to convert agricultural outbuilding to dwellinghouse

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
BH16 6FE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the building formed part of an established agricultural unit for the purposes of Class Q(a)(i), and whether the proposal is excluded from permitted development by the limitation in Class Q.1(a)
  • Whether it has been demonstrated that the existing building would be capable of complying with the nationally described space standard, having regard to Class Q.1(o)
  • Whether the proposal would be acceptable in respect of flooding risks on the site, having regard to Class Q2(1)(d)
  • Whether the location or siting of the building, in relation to the protected trees, makes its change to residential use impractical or undesirable under Class Q2(1)(e)

What decided it

The existing building's floor plan does not demonstrate capability to comply with the nationally described space standard bedroom requirements, excluding the proposal from permitted development under Class Q.1(o).

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]; Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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