Planning appeal decision
Lake View, Stoke Hill, Chew Stoke, Bristol, BS40 8XJ
Planning appeal 3371200 at Lake View, Stoke Hill, Chew Stoke, Bristol, BS40 8XJ (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 1 December 2025 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the land for residential purposes in association with the dwellinghouse has been carried out continuously for 10 years before the application date and whether such use was lost thereafter.
Use of land for residential purposes in association with the dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- BS40 8XJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the land for residential purposes in association with the dwellinghouse has been carried out continuously for 10 years before the application date and whether such use was lost thereafter
What decided it
The evidence concerning the parking and storage of vehicles associated with Mr P's business use of the land was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate that the land was used continuously for residential purposes in association with the dwellinghouse for the required 10-year period.
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