Certificate of Lawful Development for the installation of a replacement roof

The application requested confirmation that replacement roofing works at Lilac Cottage were lawful due to the passage of time. The applicant provided invoices from 2016 and 2017 demonstrating the roof was installed and paid for then, along with photos and a location plan.

The application was determined on factual evidence alone, not planning merits, to confirm if the replacement roof was immune from enforcement after 4 years per Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraph 3(a) of th…