Planning appeal decision
Jardine Nursery, Chalk Lane, Sidlesham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7LW
Planning appeal 3300146 at Jardine Nursery, Chalk Lane, Sidlesham, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 7LW (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2023 by Inspector Jones L, 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 and building for B1 and B8 purposes
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Jones L
- Postcode
- PO20 7LW
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
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate that Building 3 had been used as a carpentry workshop substantially uninterrupted for at least 10 years prior to 26 October 2020.
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