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Dismissed23 February 20263368397

47 Roydon Lodge Estate, High Street, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5EF

Planning appeal 3368397 at 47 Roydon Lodge Estate, High Street, Roydon, Harlow, CM19 5EF (Epping Forest District Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2026 by Inspector White P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the Council's decision was well founded.

Certificate of lawful use sought on the basis that: the client has been living on the land for over 10 years and the dwelling has been used as a C3 household for over 7 years, occupied 12 months of the year

Authority
Epping Forest District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
White P
Postcode
CM19 5EF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the Council's decision was well founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate, on the balance of probabilities, that the residential use of the land or building had continued for the requisite 10-year period under section 171B(3) of the Act.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Panton & Farmer v SSETR & Vale of White Horse DC (1999) 78 P&CR 186; Mid-Suffolk DC v First Secretary of State and Lebbon [2005] EWHC 2634; Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2010] EWCA Civ 26, [2011] UKSC 15

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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