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Dismissed31 July 20253346258

The Garden House Coughton Fields Lane, Coughton, Alcester, B49 6BS

Planning appeal 3346258 at The Garden House Coughton Fields Lane, Coughton, Alcester, B49 6BS (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.

Use of the Garden House as a freestanding Class C3 dwelling, not in compliance with Condition 2 and Condition 3, along with changes made to approved drawings

Authority
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Harwood A
Postcode
B49 6BS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse the certificate of lawful use or development was well founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate a continuous breach of the planning conditions for the required 4-year period prior to the application date, as significant gaps in occupation interrupted continuity and the evidence was insufficiently precise regarding the nature of occupation.

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