Planning appeal decision
42 Busbridge Lane, Godalming, GU7 1QD
Planning appeal 3336331 at 42 Busbridge Lane, Godalming, GU7 1QD (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 March 2024 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Collecting Authority correctly determined the deemed commencement date under CIL Regulations 68(1)(a).
Residential development (description redacted in letter)
- Authority
- Waverley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- Ghafoor A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Collecting Authority correctly determined the deemed commencement date under CIL Regulations 68(1)(a)
- Whether the surcharges imposed under CIL Regulations 83 and 80 were lawfully imposed where no Commencement Notice had been submitted
What decided it
The appellants commenced material operations on the chargeable development without submitting a valid Commencement Notice, thereby breaching CIL Regulations and triggering the lawful imposition of surcharges.
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