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England: Court of Appeal confirms Class Q permits partial barn conversion and that permitted development fallback can justify permission contrary to plan (Mansell v Tonbridge & Malling BC)

Published on: 12 September 2017

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Original news Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314

What is the significance of the decision for authorities and developers?

This ruling offers a clear restatement of how a fallback scheme should be treated as a material consideration in planning decisions. The Court of Appeal underlined that courts should shun rigid or mechanistic tests and remember the breadth for a lawful exercise of planning judgment by the decision-maker. Because fallback scenarios depend heavily on their particular facts, the application of planning judgment is paramount. In this instance, there was no legal misdirection in giving weight to the fallback available under permitted development rights. The Court of Appeal also affirmed the High Court’s view that, for the purposes of Class Q in Part 3 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, SI 2015/596 (the GPDO), a partial change of use of existing agricultural buildings could be undertaken where required to satisfy the conditions tied to that permitted development right, even if parts of buildings remained vacant or unconverted. Accordingly, a decision-maker retains latitude, provided the approach is lawful.

What is the factual background to the case?

In January 2016, planning...

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