Planning appeal decision
16 Victoria Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1NZ
Planning appeal 3300403 at 16 Victoria Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1NZ (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 November 2022 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the development approved pursuant to the 2006 permission has been lawfully commenced in accordance with section 56 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
confirmation that planning permission has been lawfully commenced in accordance with section 56 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Authority
- Chelmsford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- CM1 1NZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the development approved pursuant to the 2006 permission has been lawfully commenced in accordance with section 56 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The evidence was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate that the installation of the multi-services electrical main was comprised in the approved extension development and therefore constituted a material operation for commencement purposes.
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