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Dismissed30 October 20253351277

Flat 3, 45 High Street, Pershore, WR10 1EU

Planning appeal 3351277 at Flat 3, 45 High Street, Pershore, WR10 1EU (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 30 October 2025 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the council's refusal to issue a Certificate of Lawfulness was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant can show that the lawful use sought has continued for 4 years prior to the date of the application without any material interruption or intervening uses.

Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of Flat 3 as residential

Authority
Wychavon District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hanson S
Postcode
WR10 1EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the council's refusal to issue a Certificate of Lawfulness was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant can show that the lawful use sought has continued for 4 years prior to the date of the application without any material interruption or intervening uses

What decided it

The appellant's own evidence does not support the claimed 2014 commencement date, with only Council Tax banding evidence suggesting residential use began in August 2022, falling short of the required four-year period.

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