42 Chevening Close, Broadfield, Crawley, RH11 9QU

Planning appeal 3371843 at 42 Chevening Close, Broadfield, Crawley, RH11 9QU (Crawley Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2026 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal of a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded; specifically, whether the appellant proved on the balance of probability that the ground floor wraparound extension was substantially completed on or before 13 January 2021 (four years prior to the date of the LDC application).

Authority: Crawley Borough Council
Appeal type: Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Satheesan R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's refusal of a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded; specifically, whether the appellant proved on the balance of probability that the ground floor wraparound extension was substantially completed on or before 13 January 2021 (four years prior to the date of the LDC application)

What decided it

The appellant failed to discharge the burden of proof on the balance of probability that the extension was substantially completed by 13 January 2021, as the Council's officer photographs and the Inspector's own observations showed significant external works remained outstanding at dates well after the claimed completion date.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments: Sage v SSETR & Maidstone BC [2003] UKHL 22

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