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Allowed13 February 20263368735

Gafoor Pure Halal Ltd , Fletcher Road, Preston, PR1 5AJ

Planning appeal 3368735 at Gafoor Pure Halal Ltd , Fletcher Road, Preston, PR1 5AJ (Preston City Council) was allowed on 13 February 2026 by Inspector Walker A, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded, having particular regard to whether the development has been operating in breach of condition 3 attached to planning permission 06/2000/0361 continuously for a period of 10 years prior to the date of the lawful development certificate application (LDC), without significant interruption.

Certificate of lawful use or development for breach of Condition 3 of planning permission 06/2000/0361 (restricting hours of operation, deliveries and processes) at a poultry processing site

Authority
Preston City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Walker A
Postcode
PR1 5AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded, having particular regard to whether the development has been operating in breach of condition 3 attached to planning permission 06/2000/0361 continuously for a period of 10 years prior to the date of the lawful development certificate application (LDC), without significant interruption.

What decided it

The extensive, detailed and corroborated evidence demonstrating continuous breach of Condition 3 for over ten years without significant interruption, on the balance of probabilities.

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