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Allowed24 September 20243334923

Kellaway House, Marton Road, Sturton By Stow, Lincoln, Lincs, LN1 2AH

Planning appeal 3334923 at Kellaway House, Marton Road, Sturton By Stow, Lincoln, Lincs, LN1 2AH (West Lindsey District Council) was allowed on 24 September 2024 by Inspector Hainsworth D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use for the use of outbuildings B, C and D as commercial workshops and storage facilities for a continuous period of more than 10 years is well-founded.

Certificate of lawful use for the existing use of outbuildings B, C and D for commercial workshops and storage facilities

Authority
West Lindsey District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Hainsworth D
Postcode
LN1 2AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use for the use of outbuildings B, C and D as commercial workshops and storage facilities for a continuous period of more than 10 years is well-founded

What decided it

The Council's own June 2012 site visit record referencing an electric bike shop provided corroborating evidence of continuous commercial use consistent with the appellant's case, tipping the balance of probabilities in favour of the certificate.

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