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Allowed26 June 20253330147

Houseboat Constancie, New Quay Lane, Woodbridge, IP12 1BJ

Planning appeal 3330147 at Houseboat Constancie, New Quay Lane, Woodbridge, IP12 1BJ (East Suffolk) was allowed on 26 June 2025 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, on the balance of probability, the use was lawful within the meaning of section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Use of garden land ancillary to a residential houseboat, known as Constancie

Authority
East Suffolk
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
King T
Postcode
IP12 1BJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether, on the balance of probability, the use was lawful within the meaning of section 191(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The appellant's precise and unambiguous evidence of use since 2010, supported by related lawful development certificates for neighbouring properties and the Council's absence of contrary evidence, established on the balance of probability that the ten-year immunity period had been satisfied.

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