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Allowed12 January 20263358344

Outbuilding To The West of Dones View Farm, Northwich Road, Dutton, Northwich , WA4 4HD

Planning appeal 3358344 at Outbuilding To The West of Dones View Farm, Northwich Road, Dutton, Northwich , WA4 4HD (Cheshire West and Chester) was allowed on 12 January 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the outbuilding has been continuously occupied for residential purposes for the four year period prior to the date of the application, such that the use is immune from enforcement action.

Certificate of lawful use for existing residential use of outbuilding (dwelling with kitchen/dining room, living room and en-suite bedroom)

Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
WA4 4HD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the outbuilding has been continuously occupied for residential purposes for the four year period prior to the date of the application, such that the use is immune from enforcement action

What decided it

The four sworn statutory declarations provided precise and unambiguous evidence of continuous residential occupation for the four year period prior to the application date, which the Council failed to contradict with any documentary evidence.

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