Planning appeal decision
Roecroft Farmhouse, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LT
Planning appeal 3330871 at Roecroft Farmhouse, Ulnes Walton Lane, Leyland, PR26 8LT (Chorley Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 January 2024 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Collecting Authority has issued a Demand Notice with an incorrectly determined deemed commencement date.
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- McEntee K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Collecting Authority has issued a Demand Notice with an incorrectly determined deemed commencement date
What decided it
The CIL regime is concerned only with whether development has commenced as a matter of fact, not with the intentions behind the works, and demolition works constitute a material operation that triggers CIL liability.
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