Certificate of Lawful Use for parcel of land adjacent to dwellinghouse to be changed from agricultural to residential

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Former agricultural land immediately adjoining the dwelling's curtilage
• ✓Land visually characterised as a domestic garden
• ✓Certificate of Lawful Use approved on a delegated basis

This application sought a Certificate of Lawful Use to formally recognise the change of use of a parcel of land adjacent to Cherry Tree Lodge, Bollyn Road, Orrisdale, from agricultural to residential use. The officer's report noted that the site is a section of former agricultural land that directly adjoins the original curtilage of the dwelling, and that visually the land has the character of a domestic garden rather than agricultural land. The certificate was approved on a delegated basis, confirming that the residential use of the land is lawful. The determining body is recorded as Delegated.

A Certificate of Lawful Use was approved for the change of use of a parcel of land from agricultural to residential, confirming this use is lawful. The site directly adjoins the existing dwelling and visually reads as a domestic garden rather than agricultural land, supporting the certificate.

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