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Dismissed18 November 20243321884

The Cottage, Trevenen Bal, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 0PP

Planning appeal 3321884 at The Cottage, Trevenen Bal, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 0PP (Cornwall Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2024 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing use of the land as incidental to the associated dwelling house is lawful by reason of immunity from enforcement action.

Certificate of lawful use or development for incidental residential use of land

Authority
Cornwall Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Ghafoor A
Postcode
TR13 0PP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the existing use of the land as incidental to the associated dwelling house is lawful by reason of immunity from enforcement action

What decided it

The aerial imagery and lack of credible evidence demonstrating that incidental residential use of the entire land commenced on or before 5 July 2012 and continued without significant interruption.

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