Recent content by TonyAtTheCroft

Not sure I said I was trying to do that. In reality you don't have the choice, whatever NPPF is in force when the determination is made is the one you are stuck with! I am happy with the new Para 154(g) but I need to fully understand the meaning of the new definition of PDL before thinking about...

Yes, I believe that is true. The land becomes "lawfully developed" after the passage of 10 years, the certificate just confirms that the LA accept the evidence of that passage of time. But the big question is - is my land now "Land which has been lawfully developed" - and therefore can be...

Only problem with that is that I'm relying on the changes in the new NPPF with regard to Para 154(g) to build a larger house than I could have done under the old framework.

My LA (Calderdale) has turned down my application to rebuild our dwelling in the Green Belt. I applied under paragraph 154(g) of the new NPPF (December 2024) which creates an exception in the green belt if the land is "Previously Developed Land" (PDL). They are saying that the land is not PDL...