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Allowed14 August 20263364422

West Garth, Main Street, Brigham, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO25 8JW

Planning appeal 3364422 at West Garth, Main Street, Brigham, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO25 8JW (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) was allowed on 14 August 2026 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded.

Authority
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Appeal type
Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Whitfield J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded

What decided it

The four-year enforcement time limit under section 171B(2)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 had expired by the date of the LDC application, as the breach of using the cabin as a permanent dwellinghouse in breach of holiday accommodation conditions had continued uninterrupted for more than four years from on or before 7 October 2020.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
FSS v Arun DC & Brown [2006] EWCA Civ 1172; [2007] JPL 237

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