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Split Decision29 January 20253344283

Moonridge Farm, Main Road, Mosterton, Beaminster, DT8 3HP

Planning appeal 3344283 at Moonridge Farm, Main Road, Mosterton, Beaminster, DT8 3HP (Dorset) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Dignan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the existing structure as a dwellinghouse, along with the associated parcel of land, is immune from enforcement action.

Creation of a permanent dwelling with denoted domestic curtilage and the use of the adjacent yard area and barn for the storage of items relating to agriculture and an Engineering business. The retention of a barn for a mixed Agricultural and commercial use

Authority
Dorset
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Dignan P
Postcode
DT8 3HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the existing structure as a dwellinghouse, along with the associated parcel of land, is immune from enforcement action
  • Whether the use of the yard area and barn for storage of items relating to agriculture and engineering business, and retention of a barn for mixed agricultural and engineering use, is immune from enforcement action

What decided it

The 10-year immunity period for unauthorised buildings used as dwellinghouses from the outset had not elapsed since the structure's claimed substantial completion in 2016, and prior caravan use could not be aggregated to establish immunity.

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