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Quashed On Legal Grounds14 September 20223272126

Land at 8 Lockwood Path, Sheerwater, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5RH

Planning appeal 3272126 at Land at 8 Lockwood Path, Sheerwater, Woking, Surrey, GU21 5RH (Woking Borough Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 14 September 2022 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice (material change of use of the outbuilding to a separate self-contained residential unit) has occurred as a matter of fact.

Material change of use of outbuilding to a separate self-contained residential unit

Authority
Woking Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Jones R
Postcode
GU21 5RH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the enforcement notice (material change of use of the outbuilding to a separate self-contained residential unit) has occurred as a matter of fact
  • Whether the matters alleged in the notice constitute a breach of planning control

What decided it

The outbuilding was physically and functionally integrated with the main dwelling as part of the same planning unit, and no evidence demonstrated it was being used as a separate self-contained residential unit at the time the enforcement notice was issued.

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