Planning appeal decision
Unit 11, Little America Industrial Estate, Moor Road, Great Staughton, St Neots, PE19 5BJ
Planning appeal 3319777 at Unit 11, Little America Industrial Estate, Moor Road, Great Staughton, St Neots, PE19 5BJ (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 27 November 2023 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the decision of the LPA to refuse the LDC was well-founded.
existing use as B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Open Storage)
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- White P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the decision of the LPA to refuse the LDC was well-founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to prove on the balance of probabilities that the material change of use for firewood production and charcoal manufacture commenced on or before 26 November 2011, as the evidence showed the use did not begin until December 2011 at the earliest.
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