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LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES
Lawful Development
Certificates replace the original procedure known as 'Established Use
Certificates' which have been in existence since the 1960's.
Originally, the issuing of an
Established Use Certificate provided the land with protection against
subsequent enforcement action against the use that had been confirmed as established.
However, there were circumstances that even though a certificate had been
issued, it was not possible to treat it as a planning permission.
The new procedure, introduced
in 1992, now provides a form of Certificate that rationalises the original system
and provides greater certainty over the planning status of the lawful use of
land and buildings approved.
The new system provides the
possibility of obtaining a statutory document confirming that the use,
operation or activity named in the document is 'lawful' for planning control
purposes.
It does not overcome the need
to obtain and comply with other legal requirements, such as Building
Regulations.