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Dismissed18 May 20263356093

Brookhay Cottage, Brookhay Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8RQ

Planning appeal 3356093 at Brookhay Cottage, Brookhay Lane, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS13 8RQ (Lichfield District Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2026 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded.

residential garden

Authority
Lichfield District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Jones D
Postcode
WS13 8RQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded

What decided it

The land does not fall within the curtilage of the dwelling and forms a separate planning unit used for horticultural purposes rather than residential garden use, and the appellant failed to provide sufficiently precise evidence of a material change to residential use continuing for ten years.

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