®Planning appeal decision
78 Main Street, Bagworth, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1DN
Planning appeal 3283791 at 78 Main Street, Bagworth, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1DN (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was allowed on 3 October 2022 by Inspector Sherratt C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the refusal of the local planning authority to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded.
use of outbuilding (only) to the rear of 78 Main Street, Bagworth as a maintenance, service and repair workshop
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Sherratt C
- Postcode
- LE67 1DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the refusal of the local planning authority to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded
What decided it
The submitted evidence, including sworn affidavits and corroborating letters, demonstrated on the balance of probability that the workshop use had occurred continuously for more than 10 years with no subsequent abandonment or material change of use.
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