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The Old Vicarage, Main Street, Askham Richard, York, YO23 3PT
Planning appeal 3343593 at The Old Vicarage, Main Street, Askham Richard, York, YO23 3PT (City of York Council) was dismissed on 17 April 2025 by Inspector Madge 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 is well founded.
construction of an outbuilding and in-ground pool within the garden of the property
- Authority
- City of York Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Madge M
- Postcode
- YO23 3PT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development is well founded
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the development is reasonably required for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse as such, given the unclear and multipurpose nature of the proposed uses and the absence of justification for the size and necessity of the structures.
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