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Dismissed19 November 20253335755

Clovelly Chelmsford Road, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8SY

Planning appeal 3335755 at Clovelly Chelmsford Road, Rawreth, Wickford, SS11 8SY (Rochford District Council) was dismissed on 19 November 2025 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the existing use of the site is immune from enforcement action due to the passage of time and satisfies the requirements for a certificate of lawful use.

Certificate of lawful use for the existing use of units and open areas for B2 (General Industrial), B8 (Storage or Distribution) and E(g) (uses which can be carried out in a residential area without detriment to its amenity)

Authority
Rochford District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Ghafoor A
Postcode
SS11 8SY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the existing use of the site is immune from enforcement action due to the passage of time and satisfies the requirements for a certificate of lawful use

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise and unambiguous evidence showing that the existing use commenced on or before 11 October 2012 and continued without significant interruption for 10 years, as required by law for a certificate of lawful use.

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