Planning appeal decision
Nova Equestrian, Glasshouse Lane, Lapworth, B94 6PZ
Planning appeal 3287949 at Nova Equestrian, Glasshouse Lane, Lapworth, B94 6PZ (Warwick District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 4 October 2022 by Inspector Madge M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, as a matter of fact, the appellant has erected a dwelling (the ground (b) appeal).
without planning permission, the erection of a new single-storey dwelling in the approximate position marked with a Blue outline on Plan 1 attached and shown in the photographs at Appendix A
- Authority
- Warwick District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- B94 6PZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether, as a matter of fact, the appellant has erected a dwelling (the ground (b) appeal)
What decided it
The Inspector found, applying the Gravesham test, that the building as erected was not, as a matter of fact, a dwelling because it lacked bedroom facilities and incorporated a stables and tack room element.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Gravesham BC v Secretary of State for the Environment (1982) 47 P & CR 142
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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