Planning appeal decision
Land to the North West of Le Meridian, Foxdon Hill, Wadeford Chard, Somerset, TA20 3AN
Planning appeal 3278682 at Land to the North West of Le Meridian, Foxdon Hill, Wadeford Chard, Somerset, TA20 3AN (South Somerset District Council *) was dismissed on 13 December 2021 by Inspector Symons G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there has been a material change of use of the land to residential garden use and, if so, whether that use continued substantially uninterrupted for at least 10 years by the date of the LDC application.
as residential garden
- Authority
- South Somerset District Council *
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Symons G
- Postcode
- TA20 3AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there has been a material change of use of the land to residential garden use and, if so, whether that use continued substantially uninterrupted for at least 10 years by the date of the LDC application
What decided it
The land's consistent use for agricultural and horticultural purposes (fruit and vegetable growing) from 2004/2005 onwards, which does not constitute a material change of use to residential garden use.
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