Planning appeal decision
Storwood Nurseries, Hagg Lane, Storwood, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO42 4TF
Planning appeal 3374085 at Storwood Nurseries, Hagg Lane, Storwood, East Riding of Yorkshire, YO42 4TF (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) was allowed on 12 January 2026 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not works to construct the building were substantially complete for four years or more prior to the relevant date.
Erection of a cabin building
- Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- YO42 4TF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not works to construct the building were substantially complete for four years or more prior to the relevant date
What decided it
The appellant's evidence of construction in November-December 2014, supported by dated invoices and aerial photography and uncontradicted by the Council, established that the cabin building was substantially complete more than four years before the application date of 2 May 2025, placing it outside the enforcement period.
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