Barns to convert to homes

One to six buildings of 100 to 1,000 m² in open country in England, outside conservation areas, national landscapes and parks, with no home sold on the plot. A first sift for Class Q: the farm use still needs checking.

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  1. One to six buildings of 100 to 1,000 m² in open country in England
  2. Three addresses or fewer and at most two a hectare
  3. No home sold on it
  4. Outside conservation areas, national landscapes and parks
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The building
Its footprint, the number of buildings on the plot, and its use and floor area where it is on the energy certificate register.
What takes the right away
Article 4 directions, listed buildings, conservation areas and protected landscapes, mapped against the plot.
Planning on the plot
Ten years of planning applications, each with its decision and a link to the council's record.

Why these rules

Permitted development Class Q (General Permitted Development Order 2015, Schedule 2, Part 3, as replaced on 21 May 2024): up to 10 homes and 1,000 m² of floor space, 150 m² each at most, from buildings of an established agricultural unit on 24 July 2023 (or for 10 years before), with suitable existing access to a public highway; a single storey rear extension of up to 4 m; the garden no larger than the building's footprint.

Not on article 2(3) land (conservation areas, national landscapes, national parks, the Broads, World Heritage Sites), SSSIs, scheduled monuments or listed buildings. Prior approval covers transport, noise, contamination, flooding, the location and natural light.

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