Planning appeal decision
204 Gaisby Lane, Shipley, BD18 1AE
Planning appeal 3298705 at 204 Gaisby Lane, Shipley, BD18 1AE (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 25 August 2022 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breaches of planning control (demolition, engineering operations and construction of structures) were unauthorised.
Demolition of existing two storey semi-detached house, engineering operations (excavation work) and construction of breeze block and stone structures above original ground level
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hainsworth D
- Postcode
- BD18 1AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breaches of planning control (demolition, engineering operations and construction of structures) were unauthorised
What decided it
The appellant's unchallenged assertion that he had planning permission for the excavation and construction works and that the demolition was not unauthorised in the circumstances, accepted on the balance of probabilities in the absence of contradictory evidence from the Council.
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