Planning appeal decision
Land North of Seymour Drive, Dartmouth, TQ6 9GE
Planning appeal 3296079 at Land North of Seymour Drive, Dartmouth, TQ6 9GE (South Hams District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2022 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether at the date of the application (2 February 2022) the period during which the Council could have taken enforcement action against the breach of planning control has ended.
Certificate of lawful use or development for failure to comply with condition 7 of planning permission 15/1790/98/F (landscaping scheme and open grassland provision)
- Authority
- South Hams District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- TQ6 9GE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether at the date of the application (2 February 2022) the period during which the Council could have taken enforcement action against the breach of planning control has ended
What decided it
The appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof on the balance of probabilities that there had been a failure to comply with condition 7, as the evidence did not adequately demonstrate non-implementation of the landscaping scheme and open grassland provision within the required timeframe.
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