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Allowed18 December 20233296597

Land to the Rear of Brookfield, Post Office Road, Inkpen Hungerford, RG17 9PU

Planning appeal 3296597 at Land to the Rear of Brookfield, Post Office Road, Inkpen Hungerford, RG17 9PU (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 18 December 2023 by Inspector Hand S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appellant can demonstrate a continuous use of the land for residential purposes for 10 years.

the use of land in excess of 10 years as residential garden

Authority
West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hand S
Postcode
RG17 9PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appellant can demonstrate a continuous use of the land for residential purposes for 10 years.

What decided it

The stable building alone had a demonstrated continuous, uninterrupted use for domestic storage and residential amenity purposes for more than 10 years, whereas the paddock and woodland use was found to be intermittent, partly de minimis and partly a sui generis use that interrupted continuity.

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