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Allowed13 March 20253345767

Brook House Gardens Stratford Road, Hockley Heath, Solihull, B94 5NP

Planning appeal 3345767 at Brook House Gardens Stratford Road, Hockley Heath, Solihull, B94 5NP (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 13 March 2025 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a lawful development certificate (LDC) was well-founded.

‘C3 dwellinghouses’

Authority
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Savage M
Postcode
B94 5NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to grant a lawful development certificate (LDC) was well-founded

What decided it

The appellant's evidence, including statutory declarations and Council Tax records showing continuous occupation since 2019, established on the balance of probabilities that the use as a C3 dwellinghouse began before 31 January 2020 and continued for at least four years without significant interruption, making the use lawful.

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