Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to The Old School, Cardeston, Wattlesborough, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9EA
Planning appeal 3297545 at Land Adjacent to The Old School, Cardeston, Wattlesborough, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 9EA (Shropshire County Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2022 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.
commencement of works for the erection of a dwelling
- Authority
- Shropshire County Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- SY5 9EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the pre-commencement conditions precedent (drainage scheme and access details) had been formally discharged before the 18 November 2018 deadline, and the evidence of material operations was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to establish lawful commencement.
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