Planning appeal decision
The Annexe 9 Enfield Crescent, Poole, BH15 3SJ
Planning appeal 3353297 at The Annexe 9 Enfield Crescent, Poole, BH15 3SJ (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was dismissed on 4 December 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the annexe has been in continuous occupation as a separate dwelling for the four year period prior to the date of application to be immune from enforcement action.
Certificate of lawful use for annexe in C3 residential use as a separate dwelling
- Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- BH15 3SJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the annexe has been in continuous occupation as a separate dwelling for the four year period prior to the date of application to be immune from enforcement action
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence to prove continuous occupation of the annexe for the four year period required by law.
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