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Dismissed10 November 20253367838

The Barn at Point To Point Farm, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1QE

Planning appeal 3367838 at The Barn at Point To Point Farm, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1QE (Cherwell District Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2025 by Inspector Harbottle M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether enforcement action could have been taken against the material change of use of the building to use as a single dwellinghouse on the date the application was validly made.

Certificate of lawful use for existing use of part of a barn as a single dwellinghouse

Authority
Cherwell District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Harbottle M
Postcode
OX17 1QE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether enforcement action could have been taken against the material change of use of the building to use as a single dwellinghouse on the date the application was validly made

What decided it

The appellant's deliberate concealment and positive deception in constructing and concealing the dwellinghouse, combined with failure to demonstrate continuous use without interruption, meant he could not rely on the statutory immunity provisions and the certificate of lawful use could not be granted.

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