An existing single storey building of a wooden design had been used as residential accommodation for a period in excess of ten years and as such an application was able to be made for a Certificate of Lawful Use and Development. This included the utilisation of local knowledge, Statutory Declarations from local trades people and neighbours to establish the precedent of lawfulness for residential purposes.
Eventually it may be possible to make a planning application for the demolition of the existing structure and its replacement by a more permanent residence virtually on the footprint of the initial application site. Extensions and alterations may also be permissible.