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Allowed10 January 20253348498

Blackstone Gate Farmhouse, Henfield Road, Albourne, West Sussex, BN6 9JJ

Planning appeal 3348498 at Blackstone Gate Farmhouse, Henfield Road, Albourne, West Sussex, BN6 9JJ (Horsham District Council) was allowed on 10 January 2025 by Inspector Fleming D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded.

described as “Renting out of residential annexe as a separate single dwelling”

Authority
Horsham District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Fleming D
Postcode
BN6 9JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

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

What decided it

The totality of evidence, including tenancy agreements, bank statements showing consistent rent payments, and a section 21 notice, demonstrated on the balance of probabilities that the converted garage had been in continuous self-contained residential use for over four years prior to the application, satisfying the test for lawfulness under section 191(2) of the 1990 Act.

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