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Dismissed8 June 20233319897

Melrose House Charfield Hill, Charfield, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8LH

Planning appeal 3319897 at Melrose House Charfield Hill, Charfield, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8LH (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2023 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breaches of CIL Regulations (failure to assume liability and failure to submit a Commencement Notice) occurred as a matter of fact.

Authority
South Gloucestershire 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 of CIL Regulations (failure to assume liability and failure to submit a Commencement Notice) occurred as a matter of fact
  • Whether the Council issued a Demand Notice with an incorrectly determined deemed commencement date

What decided it

The carrying out of demolition works constituted a material operation triggering CIL liability regardless of whether the appellant knew of or intended the works, and no valid assumption of liability or Commencement Notice was submitted.

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