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Allowed30 May 20243334323

Land at the Former Animal Health Trust Research Centre, Kentford, CB8 7UA

Planning appeal 3334323 at Land at the Former Animal Health Trust Research Centre, Kentford, CB8 7UA (West Suffolk) was allowed on 30 May 2024 by Inspector Madge M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether the Council's refusal to grant a lawful development certificate for the existing use of land for Class E purposes was well founded.

use of the land for Class E purposes

Authority
West Suffolk
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
CB8 7UA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is whether the Council's refusal to grant a lawful development certificate for the existing use of land for Class E purposes was well founded.

What decided it

The finding that the site's two primary uses (research and development, and clinical services) both fell within Use Class E and had continued without significant interruption for more than the relevant 10-year period.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Burdle v Secretary of State for the Environment [1972] 1 WLR 1207 (Div Court); Karla v SSE (1996) 72 P&CR 423; R v Thurrock Borough Council, ex parte Costco 1993 WL 964266 (1993); R v LB Kensington and Chelsea, ex p Europa Foods Ltd 1996 WL 1090308 (1996)

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