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Dismissed31 May 20223264178

Beech Tree, Calcot Lane, Gravel Hill, Curdridge, SO32 2BN

Planning appeal 3264178 at Beech Tree, Calcot Lane, Gravel Hill, Curdridge, SO32 2BN (Winchester City Council) was dismissed on 31 May 2022 by Inspector Hand S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the evidence demonstrates, on the balance of probability, 4 successive years of continuous residential occupation of the building known as Beech Tree ending with the date of the application.

conversion of a building and use for residential purposes C3

Authority
Winchester City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hand S
Postcode
SO32 2BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the evidence demonstrates, on the balance of probability, 4 successive years of continuous residential occupation of the building known as Beech Tree ending with the date of the application

What decided it

The Inspector found the appellants' evidence too contradictory and uncertain to outweigh the more consistent evidence of neighbours that there had been no permanent occupation of the site, so continuous 4-year occupation was not established.

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