Planning appeal decision
Sturden Lodge, Hambrook, Bristol, BS16 1SQ
Planning appeal 3320141 at Sturden Lodge, Hambrook, Bristol, BS16 1SQ (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 15 August 2023 by Inspector Fagan N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development for the use of the land as outdoor storage area (Class B8) including siting of a metal storage container was well founded.
use as outdoor storage area including siting of a metal storage container
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fagan N
- Postcode
- BS16 1SQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development for the use of the land as outdoor storage area (Class B8) including siting of a metal storage container was well founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that a distinct and continuous B8 open storage use had existed on the appeal site as a separate planning unit for the required ten-year period prior to the application date.
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