Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 99/101, Fairfield Park Road, Solsbury Way, Bath, BA1 6HJ
Planning appeal 3317455 at Land to the Rear of 99/101, Fairfield Park Road, Solsbury Way, Bath, BA1 6HJ (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 20 July 2023 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breaches which led to the surcharges occurred.
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- other · Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- McEntee K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breaches which led to the surcharges occurred
What decided it
The appellant failed to submit a valid Commencement Notice in the correct format to the CIL Collecting Authority before commencing development, triggering full immediate payment liability and justifying all three surcharges.
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