Planning appeal decision
23-25 Western Way, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9AS
Planning appeal 3332406 at 23-25 Western Way, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9AS (Northumberland County Council) was allowed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the digging of foundations was carried out before the expiry of Planning Permission 14/03746/FUL and therefore constitutes a lawful operation.
the digging of foundations
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bale M
- Postcode
- NE20 9AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the digging of foundations was carried out before the expiry of Planning Permission 14/03746/FUL and therefore constitutes a lawful operation
What decided it
The appellant's clear submissions supported by corroborating email correspondence, particularly invitations to Council officers to inspect the trenches, established on the balance of probabilities that the foundation trenches were dug before the Planning Permission expired.
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