®Planning appeal decision
Allowed19 December 20233323221
The Old Parish Hall, r/o School Cottage, 30 Station Road, Watford, Northamptonshire, NN6 7UX
use “for residential purposes in association with School House, in whose curtilage it is situated, for at least 25 years
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Murray J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether refusal of a certificate of lawful use or development would have been well-founded, turning on whether the appellant proved that the use materially changed to use incidental to the enjoyment of School House on or before 4 December 2012 and continued for at least 10 years without significant interruption
What decided it
The appellant proved on the balance of probability that the use materially changed to use incidental to School House before 4 December 2012 and continued for at least 10 years without significant interruption, rendering the use lawful and immune from enforcement action.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.