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Dismissed15 September 20213274673

Land South of 4 Station Cottages, Station Cottages, Longhirst, Northumberland, NE61 3HY

Planning appeal 3274673 at Land South of 4 Station Cottages, Station Cottages, Longhirst, Northumberland, NE61 3HY (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2021 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded.

Certificate of lawful use or development for residential use of land

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Franks Z
Postcode
NE61 3HY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawfulness was well-founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to prove 10 years of continuous uninterrupted use of the appeal site for residential purposes associated with Station House, particularly given the change of ownership in 2014, contradictory evidence regarding the nature of use, and non-residential uses including commercial employee parking.

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