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Dismissed4 September 20263346233

33 Green Lane, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5AP

Planning appeal 3346233 at 33 Green Lane, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5AP (Southend-on-Sea City Council) was dismissed on 4 September 2026 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development for the proposed moveable car port in timber on wheels was well-founded.

Authority
Southend-on-Sea City Council
Appeal type
Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Douglas L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate of lawful use or development for the proposed moveable car port in timber on wheels was well-founded

What decided it

The proposed car port, despite being moveable by hand, would comprise a significant size and degree of permanence, would function as a building, and would be unlikely to be moved in practice on account of the site's specific circumstances, and therefore constitutes a building requiring planning permission as a matter of fact and degree.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Cardiff Rating Authority v Guest Keen Baldwin's Iron and Steel Co Ltd [1949] 1QB 385; Skerritts of Nottingham Ltd v SSETR (No.2) [2000] 2 PLR 102

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