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Notice upheld6 March 20263346106

Land And Buildings South Of Little Willow Hunston Road, Chichester, PO20 1NP

Planning appeal 3346106 at Land And Buildings South Of Little Willow Hunston Road, Chichester, PO20 1NP (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 6 March 2026 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether when the enforcement notice was issued on 1 May 2024 it was too late to take enforcement action against the material change of use of the building to a dwellinghouse (4-year immunity period).

without planning permission, the material change of use of the Building to use as a dwellinghouse

Authority
Chichester District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
PO20 1NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Appeal A: whether when the enforcement notice was issued on 1 May 2024 it was too late to take enforcement action against the material change of use of the building to a dwellinghouse (4-year immunity period)
  • Appeal B: whether the Council's decision to refuse the application for a lawful development certificate was well-founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the building was capable of functioning as a dwellinghouse or was continuously occupied as such within the relevant 4-year periods prior to the enforcement notice or certificate application dates.

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