58 Coppermill Road, Wraysbury, Staines , TW19 5NS

Planning appeal 3271220 at 58 Coppermill Road, Wraysbury, Staines , TW19 5NS (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed on 25 October 2021 by Inspector Moss J, 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.

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
Postcode: TW19 5NS

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.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Gravesham BC v SSE & O'Brien [1982] 47 P&CR 142; [1983] JPL 307

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