Planning appeal decision
Manor Farm Nupend, Horsley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0PY
Planning appeal 3329885 at Manor Farm Nupend, Horsley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 0PY (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2025 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal land has been used as a garden ancillary to Manor Farm for a continuous period of at least 10 years prior to the application date to qualify for a Certificate of Lawful Development.
Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use of land as a garden ancillary to Manor Farm dwelling
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- GL6 0PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal land has been used as a garden ancillary to Manor Farm for a continuous period of at least 10 years prior to the application date to qualify for a Certificate of Lawful Development
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence demonstrating on the balance of probabilities that a material change of use from agricultural to domestic garden use had occurred and been maintained continuously for the full 10-year immunity period.
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