®Planning appeal decision
35 Kelsey Avenue, Southbourne, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 8NG
Planning appeal 3350962 at 35 Kelsey Avenue, Southbourne, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 8NG (Chichester District Council) was dismissed on 12 June 2026 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, on the balance of probability, the actual development was in place and substantially completed at least four years before the date of the application (24 May 2020).
a detached outbuilding/garage in front of existing garage
- Authority
- Chichester District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- PO10 8NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether, on the balance of probability, the actual development was in place and substantially completed at least four years before the date of the application (24 May 2020)
What decided it
The evidence was neither precise nor unambiguous, and the appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof required to demonstrate that the development was substantially completed at least four years before the application date.
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