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Allowed26 November 20253350535

The Oaks Wellpond Green, Standon, Ware, SG11 1NN

Planning appeal 3350535 at The Oaks Wellpond Green, Standon, Ware, SG11 1NN (East Hertfordshire District Council) was allowed on 26 November 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of 'The Garage Annex' as a separate residential dwellinghouse has subsisted continuously for more than four years prior to the date of application and is thus immune from enforcement action.

Use of 'The Garage Annex' as a separate residential dwellinghouse

Authority
East Hertfordshire District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
SG11 1NN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of 'The Garage Annex' as a separate residential dwellinghouse has subsisted continuously for more than four years prior to the date of application and is thus immune from enforcement action

What decided it

The sworn statutory declarations from the Appellant and her daughter, corroborated by evidence of independent utilities, separate Council Tax registration, and the Appellant's demonstrably independent lifestyle, provided sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence that the Garage Annex had been occupied as a separate residential dwellinghouse continuously for more than four years prior to the application date.

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