Planning appeal decision
Buxhall Mill Mill Road, Buxhall, Stowmarket, IP14 3DS
Planning appeal 3341946 at Buxhall Mill Mill Road, Buxhall, Stowmarket, IP14 3DS (Mid Suffolk District Council) was allowed on 11 June 2024 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Collecting Authority has correctly determined the deemed commencement date for CIL purposes.
Structural repairs to tower mill and construction of a 2-bedroom residential dwelling with associated access and other works
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District 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 has correctly determined the deemed commencement date for CIL purposes
What decided it
The Collecting Authority failed to recognise that material operations on the tower mill commenced before January 2024 and that CIL Regulations 67(1A) disapplies the Commencement Notice requirement where the chargeable amount is zero following the self-build exemption.
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