Planning appeal decision
Cider Press, Kings Lane, Powerstock, DT6 3TF
Planning appeal 3362673 at Cider Press, Kings Lane, Powerstock, DT6 3TF (Dorset) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there has been a continuous residential use on the site to establish a material change of use.
the continued use of 3 buildings for residential use
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- DT6 3TF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there has been a continuous residential use on the site to establish a material change of use
What decided it
The residential use was intermittent and not continuous, failing to establish a material change of use from the lawful agricultural storage use.
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