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Dismissed11 March 20263361018

Busbridge Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1PU

Planning appeal 3361018 at Busbridge Lane, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1PU (Waverley Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2026 by Inspector Steen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the building had continued for a period of 10 years beginning with the date of the breach prior to the date of the application, being 13 April 2023.

single storey outbuilding at the rear of the property which is being used as a recording and rehearsal studio. Summary

Authority
Waverley Borough Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Steen A
Postcode
GU7 1PU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the building had continued for a period of 10 years beginning with the date of the breach prior to the date of the application, being 13 April 2023

What decided it

The evidence submitted was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate that the use of the outbuilding as a recording and rehearsal studio was a separate use that had continued for the full 10-year period required, rather than being ancillary to the residential use of the main dwelling.

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