Planning appeal decision
Whitney Farm, Whitney, Ilminster, TA19 0SJ
Planning appeal 3325357 at Whitney Farm, Whitney, Ilminster, TA19 0SJ (Somerset County Council *) was dismissed on 21 September 2023 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council determined an incorrectly deemed commencement date under CIL Regulation 118.
- Authority
- Somerset County Council *
- Appeal type
- other · Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- Not Applicable
- Inspector
- McEntee K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council determined an incorrectly deemed commencement date under CIL Regulation 118
What decided it
The Commencement Notice was submitted after the date it purported to state, failing to comply with CIL Regulation 67(1), and the Inspector had no discretion to consider mitigation for the clerical error.
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