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Dismissed1 June 20263357460

Greenacres, 16 Thorncote Road, Northill, Biggleswade, SG18 9AQ

Planning appeal 3357460 at Greenacres, 16 Thorncote Road, Northill, Biggleswade, SG18 9AQ (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 1 June 2026 by Inspector Preston C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the application for a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development was well-founded based on the facts of the case and any relevant judicial authority.

Construction of a manège and access with use of stables for equine private stabling and livery

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Preston C
Postcode
SG18 9AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse the application for a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development was well-founded based on the facts of the case and any relevant judicial authority

What decided it

The equine use of the land ceased in 2014 and was not existing at the time the application was made, and the land was never operated as a separate planning unit independent of the residential dwelling.

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