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Jacquie

If the building has already been converted then the permitted development rights are unlikely to apply as the building is no longer part of an agricultural holding. It’s a bit difficult to assess the full implications of this as some of what has been alluded sounds like not everything in the original consultation will be brought into force. The Permitted Development Rights are likely to be only applicable to agricultural holdings, although even those of a small size will count, and if used will then remove the standard PD rights a farm has for agricultural buildings (possibly for a ten year period). It will be a case of the devil being in the detail, particularly noting some of the appeals that have sought to define agriculture.