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Dismissed21 May 20263369784

Little Nutley, Ringwood Road, Sopley, BH23 7BB

Planning appeal 3369784 at Little Nutley, Ringwood Road, Sopley, BH23 7BB (New Forest District Council) was dismissed on 21 May 2026 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness was well founded.

Use of land as residential garden

Authority
New Forest District Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
BH23 7BB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness was well founded

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that a material change of use to residential garden was begun by 25 March 2015 and continued without significant interruption, as required by section 191(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

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