Planning appeal decision
Dave Cook Engineering, Quadring Road, Donington, Spalding, PE11 4TB
Planning appeal 3334998 at Dave Cook Engineering, Quadring Road, Donington, Spalding, PE11 4TB (South Holland District Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2024 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the lawful development certificate is well-founded.
Digging of a trench as part of surface water drainage scheme for 7 homes (planning permission H04-0894-17)
- Authority
- South Holland District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Franks Z
- Postcode
- PE11 4TB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the lawful development certificate is well-founded
What decided it
The trench for surface water drainage did not fall within the closed definition of material operation in section 56(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which requires trenches to be for building foundations or underground mains to foundations.
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