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Allowed30 March 20263363237

The Bungalow , Red Lees, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5DF

Planning appeal 3363237 at The Bungalow , Red Lees, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5DF (Telford and Wrekin Council) was allowed on 30 March 2026 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the land outlined in red on the application plan as private garden land to The Bungalow has become lawful by the passage of time.

Use of land as part of garden to the dwelling at The Bungalow, Red Lees, Telford TF1 5DF

Authority
Telford and Wrekin Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Whalley J
Postcode
TF1 5DF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the use of the land outlined in red on the application plan as private garden land to The Bungalow has become lawful by the passage of time

What decided it

The submitted evidence, including historic photographs, demonstrated that the land had been used as private garden land for more than 10 years, making the use lawful by passage of time.

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