Planning appeal decision
7 Orchard Close, Monk Fryston, Leeds, North Yorkshire, LS25 5EY
Planning appeal 3290420 at 7 Orchard Close, Monk Fryston, Leeds, North Yorkshire, LS25 5EY (Selby District Council *) was dismissed on 28 April 2022 by Inspector Merrett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the land for storage of building materials and equipment has continued for a period of ten years or more prior to 29 November 2019 so as to be immune from enforcement action.
storage of building equipment and materials associated with business
- Authority
- Selby District Council *
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Merrett R
- Postcode
- LS25 5EY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the land for storage of building materials and equipment has continued for a period of ten years or more prior to 29 November 2019 so as to be immune from enforcement action
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate, on the balance of probability, that the storage use had continued continuously across the entire site for the requisite ten-year period prior to the application date.
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