Planning appeal decision
Field View, Kiff Green, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TN
Planning appeal 3290914 at Field View, Kiff Green, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TN (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 25 May 2022 by Inspector Graham Self, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of land forming part of Field View as residential garden had been lawfully established for 10 years or more before the date of application.
Residential use in association with the residential use of Field View
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Graham Self
- Postcode
- RG7 5TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of land forming part of Field View as residential garden had been lawfully established for 10 years or more before the date of application
- Whether the land forms part of the curtilage of the dwelling at Field View
What decided it
The land had been in residential use ancillary to Field View for 10 years or more before the application date and was not subject to enforcement action, thus gaining lawful status, although it does not form part of the curtilage of the dwelling.
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