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Allowed26 November 20253368430

Coloured Ponds, Rogate, Petersfield, GU31 5DL

Planning appeal 3368430 at Coloured Ponds, Rogate, Petersfield, GU31 5DL (South Downs) was allowed on 26 November 2025 by Inspector Curnow R, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the decision by the SDNPA to refuse to issue a certificate was well-founded.

the building has been occupied as an independent dwelling in excess of 4 years

Authority
South Downs
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Curnow R
Postcode
GU31 5DL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the decision by the SDNPA to refuse to issue a certificate was well-founded

What decided it

The Inspector found the sworn oral evidence of the Appellant and her son to be credible, precise and unambiguous, sufficient to prove four years' continuous residential use of the flat on the balance of probabilities.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207; Mumtaz Properties Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 610

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