Inspector rejects three Brentwood flats as unproven bin storage threatens safe access and conservation-area character, and refuses appeal costs.
Brentwood Class MA flats refused over bins and heritage
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Dagenham mast appeal allows 20m telecoms pole
An Inspector allows a 20-metre telecoms pole beside Dagenham playing fields after balancing mobile coverage need against limited visual harm.
Class MA evidence failure sinks Hackney flat appeal
An Inspector dismisses a Hackney studio flat conversion because commercial-use claims were not backed by two years of documentary evidence.
Snowshill barn appeal fails on landscape siting
A Part 6 agricultural barn appeal fails because prominent siting would harm the Cotswolds National Landscape, despite accepted farming need.
Class Q barn appeal: four homes fail conversion test
Inspector dismisses four-home agricultural barn conversion after finding that extensive new walls and openings would go beyond Class Q.
Aintree mast appeal fails on 56-day rule and race safety
Inspector dismisses 20-metre Aintree mast proposal after landowner notification defects and unresolved racecourse safety concerns.
Tettenhall mast appeal fails over trees and heritage
A Wolverhampton telecoms mast appeal fails after the Inspector identifies conservation-area harm, tree-root risks and weaknesses in the operator’s alternatives.
Telecoms mast appeal fails near listed Sheffield chapel
A 25-metre replacement mast near a listed former chapel is refused after an Inspector challenges the location and alternative-site evidence.
Agricultural barn appeal fails despite five-hectare holding
A Harrow agricultural barn proposal fails the permitted development test despite exceeding five hectares, with a separate costs claim also refused.
Class Q conversion for five homes fails on outlook
A Norfolk five-home Class Q appeal fails because light wells would give three units poor outlook and proposed parking land lacked clear status.
Class Q glasshouse appeal fails for eight homes
An eight-home glasshouse conversion fails after an Inspector finds that retaining its primary frame would still leave predominantly new building work.
Class Q roof works accepted, but golf risks block home
A Hampshire barn conversion passes the roof-works and parking tests but fails over golf balls, noise and privacy beside a course.
Class Q appeals split on farm evidence and 56-day rule
Two Class Q decisions expose contrasting approaches to agricultural evidence, rural access and the 56-day prior approval deadline.
Class Q appeal fails after horse riding history
A Derbyshire barn conversion fails despite farming evidence after historic recreational horse riding leaves the Inspector unconvinced about Class Q eligibility.
Class Q conversion refused over kennel noise safeguards
A Gloucestershire barn conversion met Class Q building rules but failed because nearby kennels remained lawful and noise safeguards were unreliable.
Class Q extension wins on gravel yard at Bromsgrove farm
An Inspector finds compacted gravel qualifies as a hard surface for a Class Q extension, allowing a barn conversion in Bromsgrove.
Class MA boundary error blocks 14 Chichester flats
A Class MA prior approval appeal for 14 Chichester flats failed because the site plan excluded essential external walls and windows.
Class Q appeal fails over missing bedroom evidence
A 37 sq m Dorset barn passed the agricultural-use test, but missing bedroom dimensions defeated its proposed Class Q conversion.
Class Q conversion wins after Teignbridge refusal
A Devon barn wins Class Q prior approval after an Inspector accepts structural evidence and rejects objections about drainage and external works.
Esher flats: 16 homes win Class MA natural-light appeals
Two neighbouring office buildings can become 16 flats after an inspector accepts their daylight and sunlight evidence, subject to separate conditions.
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