Planning appeal decision
Blandings Merle Common Road, Oxted, RH8 0RP
Planning appeal 3350566 at Blandings Merle Common Road, Oxted, RH8 0RP (Tandridge District Council) was allowed on 14 November 2024 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breach of failure to submit a Commencement Notice before starting works on the chargeable development occurred.
- Authority
- Tandridge District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- McEntee K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breach of failure to submit a Commencement Notice before starting works on the chargeable development occurred
What decided it
The photographic evidence dated 27 November 2023 demonstrated that remedial work had been carried out before the planning application was submitted, and the building's fabric had not been lost or removed in whole or in part, meaning the works did not constitute commencement of demolition.
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