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Dismissed31 May 20243309763

The Grange Sparrows Lane, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 7AU

Planning appeal 3309763 at The Grange Sparrows Lane, Hatfield Heath, Bishop's Stortford, Essex, CM22 7AU (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 31 May 2024 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposed development would constitute development having regard to section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Insertion of windows and doors to existing domestic stables to create ancillary living accommodation

Authority
Uttlesford District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
McGlone A
Postcode
CM22 7AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the proposed development would constitute development having regard to section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The demolition of the workshop/machinery part of the appeal building constitutes a building operation and therefore development for which planning permission is required, making the certificate of lawful development unattainable.

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