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Dismissed11 February 20263356087

Land Rear of Marigolds , Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4HD

Planning appeal 3356087 at Land Rear of Marigolds , Main Road, Bicknacre, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4HD (Chelmsford Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the building known as Old Bakery Barn as a dwelling has subsisted continuously for the four year period prior to the date of the application (20 July 2019) such that it is immune from enforcement action and thus lawful residential use.

Certificate of lawful use or development for use of garage as dwelling and use of surroundings as residential curtilage

Authority
Chelmsford Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
CM3 4HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the building known as Old Bakery Barn as a dwelling has subsisted continuously for the four year period prior to the date of the application (20 July 2019) such that it is immune from enforcement action and thus lawful residential use

What decided it

The Appellant failed to provide sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence, beyond inconclusive Statutory Declarations, to demonstrate that residential use of Old Bakery Barn subsisted continuously for the four year period prior to the application date, particularly the absence of Council Tax registration, utility payments, and Electoral Register evidence.

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