®Planning appeal decision
14 Farlington Avenue, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1DG
Planning appeal 3353155 at 14 Farlington Avenue, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 1DG (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 30 January 2025 by Inspector McEntee K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council has determined the correct deemed commencement date for CIL purposes and whether surcharges for failure to assume liability, failure to submit a Commencement Notice, and late payment of CIL are properly due.
- Authority
- Portsmouth City 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 Council has determined the correct deemed commencement date for CIL purposes and whether surcharges for failure to assume liability, failure to submit a Commencement Notice, and late payment of CIL are properly due
What decided it
The demolition works identified by the Council on 18 June 2024 constituted commencement of the planning permission, triggering immediate CIL liability and surcharge obligations regardless of the appellant's intention.
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