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Owners won appeal to keep former pub in Sharow as a private home, citing four years of continuous residence.
The owners of the former Half Moon Inn in Sharow, North Yorkshire, won a planning appeal against a 2024 enforcement notice requiring the building to revert to pub use.
The Planning Inspectorate ruled the property had been continuously used as a private residence since at least November 2019, meeting the four-year threshold under planning law that prevents enforcement.
Evidence included sworn statements, photos, and records showing the building functioned as a single home.
The decision blocks the council’s attempt to restore pub use, a move the owners called financially impractical.
A new residential conversion application has been submitted.
A local group continues advocating for the pub’s reopening, citing community support.
Los propietarios ganaron la apelación para mantener el antiguo pub en Sharow como casa privada, citando cuatro años de residencia continua.