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Dismissed11 December 20253352949

Oak Cottage, Small Drove Lane, West Pinchbeck, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3NL

Planning appeal 3352949 at Oak Cottage, Small Drove Lane, West Pinchbeck, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 3NL (South Holland District Council) was dismissed on 11 December 2025 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use is well founded.

Certificate of lawful use for change of use of land from agricultural to domestic garden

Authority
South Holland District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Harbottle M
Postcode
PE11 3NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use is well founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the change of use to domestic garden was instituted on or before 15 April 2014 and continued without significant interruption for 10 years, as the evidence shows the land was predominantly used for horse and pony keeping throughout the relevant period.

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