Planning appeal decision
79D Outram Street, Sutton In Ashfield, NG17 4BG
Planning appeal 3330359 at 79D Outram Street, Sutton In Ashfield, NG17 4BG (Ashfield District Council) was allowed on 29 October 2024 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the outbuilding as a dwelling is lawful, having regard to the four-year enforcement period under section 171B(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Use of an outbuilding to the rear of 79 Outram Street as a dwelling (flat 79D Outram Street)
- Authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hainsworth D
- Postcode
- NG17 4BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the outbuilding as a dwelling is lawful, having regard to the four-year enforcement period under section 171B(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
What decided it
The four-year enforcement period under section 171B(2) had expired before the certificate application was made, rendering the use lawful regardless of the breach of condition 5.
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