Planning appeal decision
The Stables, Walnut Bungalow Wallop Road, Grateley, Andover, SP11 7EB
Planning appeal 3309225 at The Stables, Walnut Bungalow Wallop Road, Grateley, Andover, SP11 7EB (Test Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 15 July 2024 by Inspector Dignan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of land to the west of The Stables as a private garden in association with the dwellinghouse is lawful.
use as a private garden in association with the dwellinghouse ‘The Stables’, formerly known as Walnut Bungalow
- Authority
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dignan P
- Postcode
- SP11 7EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of land to the west of The Stables as a private garden in association with the dwellinghouse is lawful
What decided it
The use of the land as garden associated with The Stables does not amount to a material change of use and is therefore not development for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
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