®Planning appeal decision
Land West of 1 Wood Street, Swanley, BR8 7PA
Planning appeal 3284725 at Land West of 1 Wood Street, Swanley, BR8 7PA (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 20 July 2022 by Inspector Thomas N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the evidence is sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate, on the balance of probabilities, that the use of the land as garden was lawful at the date of application.
the use of land as garden
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thomas N
- Postcode
- BR8 7PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the evidence is sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate, on the balance of probabilities, that the use of the land as garden was lawful at the date of application
What decided it
The appellant's evidence was imprecise and ambiguous regarding the use claimed to be lawful, failing to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the land was used as a residential garden for a sustained ten-year period.
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