Planning appeal decision
53 Longworth Avenue, Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 4PJ
Planning appeal 3294421 at 53 Longworth Avenue, Coppull, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 4PJ (Chorley Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.
Use of land as residential garden in conjunction with No. 53 Longworth Avenue
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Shields T
- Postcode
- PR7 4PJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded
What decided it
Contradictory evidence from third parties regarding the use and treatment of the land, particularly the rear portion, rendered the appellant's evidence insufficient to establish the required 10-year continuous use on the balance of probabilities.
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