Case 3261001

Agricultural Building at Valley Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Corpusty, NORWICH, NR11 6QW

North Norfolk District Council — appeal allowed

Outcome
Allowed
Decision date
23 February 2022
Authority
North Norfolk District Council
Inspector
Wyatt G
Procedure
Written Representations
Casework type
Planning Appeal
Type detail
Planning Appeals - Full
Development type
Change of use
Appellant
Mr George Craig
Agent
Mr Nathan Dickinson
LPA reference
PU/20/0398
ONS LPA code
E07000147
Jurisdiction
Transferred
Link status
Not Linked
Start date
21 January 2021

Summary AI

The appeal is allowed due to the Local Planning Authority's failure to notify the appellant of its determination within the statutory period. The development can lawfully proceed if constructed in accordance with the submitted plans.

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Agricultural Building at Valley Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Corpusty, NORWICH, NR11 6QW — North Norfolk District Council — Appeal Decision Site visit made on 11 January 2022 by Graham Wyatt BA (Hons) MRTPI an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State Decision date: 23rd February 2022 Appeal Ref: APP/Y2620/W/20/3261001 Agricultural Building at Valley Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Corpusty NR11 6QW • The appeal is made under section 78 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 against a refusal to grant approval required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015 (as amended). • The appeal is made by George Craig against the decision of North Norfolk District Council. • The application Ref PU/20/0398, dated 2 March 2020, was refused by notice dated 21 April 2020. • The development proposed is described as the “conversion of existing agricultural building, and land within its curtilage, to a single dwelling”. Decision 1.

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Agricultural Building at Valley Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Corpusty, NORWICH, NR11 6QW — North Norfolk District Council — Appeal Decision The appeal is allowed and prior approval is deemed to be granted under the provisions of Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (the Order) for the conversion of existing agricultural building, and land within its curtilage, to a single dwelling t Valley Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Corpusty NR11 6QW in accordance with application Ref PU/20/0398, dated 2 March 2020 and the details submitted with it, including plan numbers PL-A1- 01 (Existing Outbuildings Floor Plans and Elevations), PL-A1-02 (Proposed Conversion Floor Plans and Elevations), PL-A1-03 (Existing and Proposed Site Plan) and A4 Site Location Plan. Preliminary Matters 2. Due to an administrative error regarding the spelling of the appellant’s email address, the Council accept that it did not notify the appellant of its determination to refuse this prior approval within the statutory period. Whilst I accept that this is an unfortunate error, having regard to the Order as amended, I must allow the appeal on the basis that prior approval is deemed to be granted.

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Agricultural Building at Valley Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Corpusty, NORWICH, NR11 6QW — North Norfolk District Council — Appeal Decision The development can lawfully proceed if constructed or carried out in accordance with the submitted plans, and subject to the conditions and limitations imposed on the planning permission granted by the Order. 3. The Local Planning Authority’s failure to refuse this prior approval within the statutory period means I am unable to address whether the proposal is permitted development, any questions of lawfulness or about the prior approval matters. https://www.gov.uk/planning-inspectorate

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Agricultural Building at Valley Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Corpusty, NORWICH, NR11 6QW — North Norfolk District Council — Appeal Decision The development can lawfully proceed if constructed or carried out in accordance with the submitted plans, and subject to the conditions and limitations imposed on the planning permission granted by the Order. 3. The Local Planning Authority’s failure to refuse this prior approval within the statutory period means I am unable to address whether the proposal is permitted development, any questions of lawfulness or about the prior approval matters. https://www.gov.uk/planning-inspectorate Appeal Decision APP/Y2620/W/20/3261001 Conclusion 4. For the reasons given above, I conclude that the appeal should be allowed as prior approval is deemed to be granted in accordance with Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

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Agricultural Building at Valley Farm, Wood Dalling Road, Corpusty, NORWICH, NR11 6QW — North Norfolk District Council — Graham Wyatt INSPECTOR https://www.gov.uk/planning-inspectorate 2

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Main issues and findings

Planning obligations
Against appellant
¶2

The Local Planning Authority's failure to refuse prior approval within the statutory period means the inspector is unable to address the proposal's lawfulness.

Flood risk
Neutral

Not addressed due to the administrative error.

Policies relied on

Reference Weight
Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
Determinative

Site constraints from the Casework Database

Conservation area
Green belt
Listed building setting
AONB
SSSI
Flooding an issue

Source

Decision letter, 2 pages, issued by the Planning Inspectorate on 23 February 2022 under the Open Government Licence.