Planning appeal decision
2 Cranford Cottages, Moulsford, Wallingford, OX10 9HR
Planning appeal 3332826 at 2 Cranford Cottages, Moulsford, Wallingford, OX10 9HR (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 28 July 2025 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.
the use of the land as a residential garden in association with 2 Cranford Cottages. Summary
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- OX10 9HR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded
What decided it
The substantial, consistent, and corroborated evidence from multiple witnesses over more than 10 years demonstrating continuous and uninterrupted use of the land as a residential garden, coupled with the Council's failure to provide any contradictory evidence, established that the use was lawful.
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