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Allowed10 June 20223259115

Kennels Farm , Selham Road, West Lavington, Midhurst, GU29 0AU

Planning appeal 3259115 at Kennels Farm , Selham Road, West Lavington, Midhurst, GU29 0AU (South Downs) was allowed on 10 June 2022 by Inspector Satheesan R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether the Council's refusal to grant the LDC was well founded.

the proposed use of buildings at Kennels Farm as Estate Maintenance yard including a joinery workshop, painters’ workshop, stores, and offices

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Hearing
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Satheesan R
Postcode
GU29 0AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is whether the Council's refusal to grant the LDC was well founded.

What decided it

The finding that Kennels Farm and the existing Estate Maintenance Yard are situated within the same single mixed-use planning unit, meaning the relocation does not constitute development under section 55.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207

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