Planning appeal decision
Calton Hall, Hall Brow, Calton, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4AD
Planning appeal 3308135 at Calton Hall, Hall Brow, Calton, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 4AD (Yorkshire Dales) was allowed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the Authority's decision to refuse the LDC was well founded.
use of land as domestic curtilage. This
- Authority
- Yorkshire Dales
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- BD23 4AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the Authority's decision to refuse the LDC was well founded
What decided it
The balance of evidence, including sworn statements, photographic evidence of consistent maintenance, and the absence of contradictory evidence from the Council, established on the balance of probabilities that the land had been used as domestic garden for at least 10 years prior to the application date.
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