Planning appeal decision
Douglas Castle Bungalow, Post Office Lane, Kempsey, WR5 3QW
Planning appeal 3260042 at Douglas Castle Bungalow, Post Office Lane, Kempsey, WR5 3QW (Malvern Hills District Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2021 by Inspector Bond V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded.
described as ‘Lawful Development Certificate for existing independent residential use of caravan for over ten years
- Authority
- Malvern Hills District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bond V
- Postcode
- WR5 3QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant's evidence was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the caravan had been independently occupied as a separate residential unit for the required ten-year period.
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