Manor House, Downs Lane, Over Wallop, SO20 8JZ

Planning appeal 3255897 at Manor House, Downs Lane, Over Wallop, SO20 8JZ (Test Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Thomas N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the Manor House as an independent dwellinghouse, in breach of condition 10 of the 1999 permission, was lawful on the date of application.

the use of Manor House (garage block) as independent dwelling house use Class C3

Authority: Test Valley Borough Council
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Thomas N
Postcode: SO20 8JZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the use of the Manor House as an independent dwellinghouse, in breach of condition 10 of the 1999 permission, was lawful on the date of application

What decided it

The evidence did not demonstrate that the Manor House had been used as an independent planning unit separate from Stepping Stones for the required period, as Stepping Stones was used for storage related to the Manor House rather than as a separate dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Wakelin v Secretary of State for the Environment & St Albans District Council [1978] JPL 769; Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest [DC] 1 WLR 1207; Whitehead v SoS [1992] JPL 561; Jennings Motors Ltd v SSE & New Forest DC [1982] 2 WLR 131 [1982] JPL 181

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