®Planning appeal decision
The Annexe at Pinnacle House Red Lane, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PA
Planning appeal 3308949 at The Annexe at Pinnacle House Red Lane, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PA (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 25 September 2024 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a Lawful Development Certificate for the Annexe being used as a separate dwelling was well-founded.
the use of the 'Annexe' as a separate dwelling (Use Class C3) for more than four years before the date of the application
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- RG7 4PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a Lawful Development Certificate for the Annexe being used as a separate dwelling was well-founded
What decided it
The Statutory Declarations and supporting evidence were sufficiently precise and unambiguous to establish on the balance of probabilities that the Annexe had been used as a separate dwelling for the requisite continuous four-year period prior to the application date, with no contradictory evidence from the Council.
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