®Planning appeal decision
Moonridge Farm, Main Road, Mosterton, BEAMINSTER, DT8 3HP
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
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.
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.