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Dismissed13 October 20253342430

Gate House, Gate Lane, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9QT

Planning appeal 3342430 at Gate House, Gate Lane, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9QT (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2025 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.

Construction of outbuilding and use as an independent residential unit since 2010

Authority
Isle of Wight Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Harbottle M
Postcode
PO40 9QT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded

What decided it

The appellant's evidence of independent occupation was limited, imprecise and unsupported by documentary evidence such as separate Council Tax registration or utility bills, failing to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the breach persisted for the required 10-year period.

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