Planning appeal decision
Land off Newtown Road, Sound, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8BG
Planning appeal 3304172 at Land off Newtown Road, Sound, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8BG (Cheshire East) was allowed on 11 May 2023 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision not to grant the lawful development certificate for the use as residential garden was well-founded, requiring proof on the balance of probability that the site has been used as a residential garden for a substantially uninterrupted period of over 10 years prior to the date of the LDC application.
as residential garden
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- CW5 8BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision not to grant the lawful development certificate for the use as residential garden was well-founded, requiring proof on the balance of probability that the site has been used as a residential garden for a substantially uninterrupted period of over 10 years prior to the date of the LDC application
What decided it
The appellant provided sufficient evidence on the balance of probability, including historical documentation, photographs, and uncontradicted testimony, to establish that the site had been used as a residential garden for substantially more than 10 years prior to the application date.
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