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Allowed26 February 20263354834

The Four Winds, Station Town, Wingate, TS28 5FA

Planning appeal 3354834 at The Four Winds, Station Town, Wingate, TS28 5FA (Durham County Council) was allowed on 26 February 2026 by Inspector Franks Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the LDC was well-founded; whether the appellant had shown continuous and substantially uninterrupted residential use of the bungalow for a period of 10 years prior to 30 May 2024.

as a residential bungalow

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Franks Z
Postcode
TS28 5FA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant the LDC was well-founded; whether the appellant had shown continuous and substantially uninterrupted residential use of the bungalow for a period of 10 years prior to 30 May 2024

What decided it

The appellant demonstrated on the balance of probability that the bungalow had been in continuous residential use for 10 years prior to the LDC application date, supported by Council Tax records and Google Street View evidence, with no contradictory evidence from the Council.

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