Rural revivals

Ward, C.

Rural revivals - 1996 - Planning Week 4(32) 8 August 1996, 9(1) .

Outlines factors which need to be considered when dealing with planning applications to convert redundant agricultural buildings including actual existence of a building on the site "Hatfield v SoS Environment" 1996 and proof of redundancy "Orbit Developments (Southern) Ltd v SoS Environment and Windsor and Maidenhead RB" 1994 and "Bruce v SoS Environment and Havering LBC" 1994. The site of the building ie green belt (PPG2) or open countryside (PPG7) has to be considered.


FARM BUILDINGS
GREEN BELT
LAWFUL CHANGE OF USE
OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
PLANNING POLICY GUIDANCE NOTE 2 (GREEN BELTS)
REDUNDANT BUILDINGS