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Dismissed5 November 20253341913

52b Bourne Road, Colchester, CO2 7LT

Planning appeal 3341913 at 52b Bourne Road, Colchester, CO2 7LT (Colchester Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 November 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the double lock-up garage has been in continuous commercial use for the ten year period prior to the date of application to establish lawfulness.

Certificate of lawful use for use of a building as a double lock-up garage for commercial purposes

Authority
Colchester Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
CO2 7LT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the double lock-up garage has been in continuous commercial use for the ten year period prior to the date of application to establish lawfulness

What decided it

The absence of precise and unambiguous evidence that the double lock-up garage was continuously used for commercial purposes throughout the ten-year period prior to application, as demonstrated by photographic evidence showing the garage door blocked and the surrounding ground overgrown.

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