Old Goat Yard, Land To West Of Days Lane, Doddinghurst Road, Doddinghurst, Essex, CM15 0RZ

Planning appeal 3369334 at Old Goat Yard, Land To West Of Days Lane, Doddinghurst Road, Doddinghurst, Essex, CM15 0RZ (Brentwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 September 2026 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded.

Authority: Brentwood Borough Council
Appeal type: Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Savage M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development is well-founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to establish on the balance of probabilities that a storage use (whether primary or mixed) had continued without significant interruption for at least ten years prior to the application date, and the evidence pointed towards agricultural use during the immunity period rather than storage.

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