Planning appeal decision
1 Stones Mews, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3FA
Planning appeal 3352980 at 1 Stones Mews, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3FA (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2025 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Charging Authority has issued a Demand Notice with an incorrectly determined deemed commencement date.
- 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 Charging Authority has issued a Demand Notice with an incorrectly determined deemed commencement date
What decided it
The retrospective nature of the planning permission meant Regulation 7(5)(a) applied, making the grant date of 26 April 2024 the correct deemed commencement date for CIL purposes.
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