Planning appeal decision
The Platts - Land Opposite Chitcombe Road, Brede, TN31 6EX
Planning appeal 3304543 at The Platts - Land Opposite Chitcombe Road, Brede, TN31 6EX (Rother District Council) was dismissed on 10 May 2024 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's deemed refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.
described in the appeal form as ‘rebuilding horse stables
- Authority
- Rother District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- TN31 6EX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's deemed refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently clear and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the rebuilding of the horse stables was lawful development, placing the onus on the appellant to prove lawfulness.
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