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Dismissed29 April 20263362819

Land Adjacent to 1-2 Swains Villas, Swains Road, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, PO35 5XT

Planning appeal 3362819 at Land Adjacent to 1-2 Swains Villas, Swains Road, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, PO35 5XT (Isle of Wight Council) was dismissed on 29 April 2026 by Inspector Bale M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the site as a self-contained dwelling with a residential curtilage, together with engineering works and structures, is lawful development for which a certificate of lawful use or development can be issued.

use of the site for a self-contained dwelling with a residential curtilage on the Land Registry title IW31554, engineering works for the installation of mains services, and structures including a static caravan, gates and sheds

Authority
Isle of Wight Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Bale M
Postcode
PO35 5XT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the site as a self-contained dwelling with a residential curtilage, together with engineering works and structures, is lawful development for which a certificate of lawful use or development can be issued

What decided it

The evidence did not demonstrate that the site had been used continuously as a self-contained dwelling with a residential curtilage, as the occupation was intermittent rather than affirmatively established throughout the relevant period.

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