Bar House, Penistone Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2TR

Planning appeal 3373190 at Bar House, Penistone Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2TR (Kirklees Metropolitan Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2026 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether the appellant proved on the balance of probability that the use of the land was residential garden incidental to the enjoyment of the occupiers/owners of Bar House on or before 15 February 2015 and that the use then continued without significant interruption for 10 years after that date.

Authority: Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Appeal type: Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bartlett R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council's refusal to issue a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded, turning on whether the appellant proved on the balance of probability that the use of the land was residential garden incidental to the enjoyment of the occupiers/owners of Bar House on or before 15 February 2015 and that the use then continued without significant interruption for 10 years after that date

What decided it

The written evidence before the Inspector relating to the use of the land contained conflicting information and was not sufficiently precise and unambiguous to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the whole of the land was regularly used for residential purposes in connection with the dwelling over the required ten-year period.

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