Planning appeal decision
Milking Hole Farm , Trough Lane , Denholme, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 4NA
Planning appeal 3331702 at Milking Hole Farm , Trough Lane , Denholme, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 4NA (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2025 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.
construction of stone walls and installation of a metal gate
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- BD13 4NA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded
What decided it
The existing stone walls and metal gates are unlawful structures subject to an upheld enforcement notice, and therefore Article 3(5) of the GPDO prevents the application of permitted development rights for their alteration.
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