Planning appeal decision
Cliff House Farm Garthend Lane, Cowden, Hull, HU11 4UN
Planning appeal 3360762 at Cliff House Farm Garthend Lane, Cowden, Hull, HU11 4UN (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) was allowed on 5 August 2026 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the occupation of the dwelling in breach of condition 4 of planning permission 06/03112/PLF for more than ten years constitutes a lawful failure to comply with that condition.
- Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the occupation of the dwelling in breach of condition 4 of planning permission 06/03112/PLF for more than ten years constitutes a lawful failure to comply with that condition
What decided it
The appellants' unambiguous and precise evidence that they had not worked in agriculture since taking occupation in 2007, combined with the passage of more than ten years, established that the breach of condition 4 had become lawful.
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