Planning appeal decision
Land at Il Salice (Formerly Known As) The Willows Inn, The Street, Cressing, Essex, CM77 8DQ
Planning appeal 3290978 at Land at Il Salice (Formerly Known As) The Willows Inn, The Street, Cressing, Essex, CM77 8DQ (Braintree District Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2023 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a material change of use from a public house to a restaurant has occurred as a matter of fact.
without planning permission, a material change of use from a Public House to a Restaurant
- Authority
- Braintree District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- CM77 8DQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a material change of use from a public house to a restaurant has occurred as a matter of fact
What decided it
The physical layout of the premises with the majority of tables laid out for dining, combined with signage and website marketing describing it as a restaurant, demonstrated that the premises operated as a restaurant rather than a public house, establishing a material change of use requiring planning permission.
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