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Dismissed4 December 20253353297

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

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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