Planning appeal decision
Unit 3 , Rockfield Road Industrial Estate, Hereford, HR1 2UA
Planning appeal 3323830 at Unit 3 , Rockfield Road Industrial Estate, Hereford, HR1 2UA (Herefordshire Council) was allowed on 22 February 2024 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the deemed refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development in respect of the proposed use of the premises as a distillery with storage, office accommodation, ancillary retail outlet and bar facility was well-founded.
distilling and bottling of gin and rum, with storage area and office accommodation, together with ancillary retail outlet and bar facility to enable free training to pubs, clubs and restaurants and in association with guided tours
- Authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- HR1 2UA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the deemed refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development in respect of the proposed use of the premises as a distillery with storage, office accommodation, ancillary retail outlet and bar facility was well-founded
What decided it
The proposed use falls within a single Use Class E and therefore does not constitute development, making the use lawful without the need for planning permission.
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