®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed6 September 20213271407
Brookside Lower Heath, Prees, WHITCHURCH, SY13 2BT
repair, maintenance and storage of heavy goods vehicles
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Savage M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the repair, maintenance and storage of heavy goods vehicles began more than 10 years before the date of application and continued for a period of 10 years thereafter without significant interruption
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the site was used continuously for repair, maintenance and storage of HGVs throughout the 10-year period, as evidenced by limited documentation, zero electricity consumption in 2012, and local residents' testimony indicating activity increased significantly only after 2018.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.