Planning appeal decision
37 Bruce Street, Leicester, LE3 0AF
Planning appeal 3282943 at 37 Bruce Street, Leicester, LE3 0AF (Leicester City Council) was dismissed on 18 February 2022 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a certificate of lawful use or development could be issued for a single storey outbuilding to the rear where an enforcement notice requiring its demolition was in force at the time of application.
a single storey outbuilding to rear; used to support the businesses and residential use of the site
- Authority
- Leicester City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- LE3 0AF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a certificate of lawful use or development could be issued for a single storey outbuilding to the rear where an enforcement notice requiring its demolition was in force at the time of application
What decided it
The enforcement notice requiring demolition of the outbuilding was in force at the time the LDC application was made, and section 191(2)(b) of the 1990 Act precludes a certificate of lawfulness where an enforcement notice is in force.
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