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Allowed29 August 20253337580

10 Canons Court Mews, Bradley Green, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 7PN

Planning appeal 3337580 at 10 Canons Court Mews, Bradley Green, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 7PN (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 29 August 2025 by Inspector Fagan N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.

Use of the property as an unfettered permanent residential dwelling (Use Class C3) in breach of Condition 6 of planning permission Ref S.00/2019, which restricts its use to a holiday unit

Authority
Stroud District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Fagan N
Postcode
GL12 7PN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded

What decided it

The Inspector's acceptance on the balance of probability that the 5-month gap in period A (March–August 2016) was a de minimis gap explained by Mrs Atkins' serious health condition and family circumstances, not a cessation of the unauthorised use, combined with continuous Council Tax payment and the absence of contradictory evidence from the Council.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
First Secretary of State v Arun District Council & another [2006] EWCA Civ 1172

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