®Planning appeal decision
58 Coppermill Road, Wraysbury, Staines , TW19 5NS
the use of front annexe as a self-contained dwelling; and rear annexe and separate WC/shower room as a self-contained dwelling
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Moss J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a lawful development certificate was well founded
- Whether a material change of use of the appeal buildings has occurred by reason of their use as self-contained dwellings separate from No 58
- Whether any such use has continued substantially uninterrupted so as to be immune from enforcement action
What decided it
Building B was found to provide the essential facilities for day-to-day private domestic existence and the appellant demonstrated through tenancy agreements, affidavits and bank statements that it had been used as a self-contained dwelling substantially uninterrupted for more than four years prior to the application, whereas Building A lacked running water and other essential facilities and therefore could not be regarded as a self-contained dwelling.
Judgments cited: Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1982] 47 P&CR 142; [1983] JPL 307
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