Planning appeal decision
Galloway Cottage, Waterley Bottom, North Nibley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6EF
Planning appeal 3328060 at Galloway Cottage, Waterley Bottom, North Nibley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6EF (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 29 January 2024 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the wooden structure and garden land have been in lawful residential use for 10 years or more to qualify for a certificate of lawful use or development.
use of land as residential garden and garage outbuilding (Class C3) in association with the property known as Galloway Cottage
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- GL11 6EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the wooden structure and garden land have been in lawful residential use for 10 years or more to qualify for a certificate of lawful use or development
What decided it
The physical evidence of the structure's design and access, combined with statutory declarations and historical photographs showing continuous residential use for over 10 years, established the lawfulness of the use.
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