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Planning permission granted18 June 20213235723

Land Adjacent to 8 St. Giles Avenue, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3PZ

Planning appeal 3235723 at Land Adjacent to 8 St. Giles Avenue, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3PZ (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 18 June 2021 by Inspector Dignan P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's behaviour in the conduct of the enforcement appeal was unreasonable and caused the appellants to incur unnecessary or wasted expense.

Material change of use of land from agricultural to Sui Generis (No Use Class) businesses (incorporating commercial, light industrial and open air storage)

Authority
Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Dignan P
Postcode
EN6 3PZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's behaviour in the conduct of the enforcement appeal was unreasonable and caused the appellants to incur unnecessary or wasted expense

What decided it

The Council's conduct and evidential difficulties were found to stem from reasonable planning judgement and Covid-related practical constraints rather than unreasonable behaviour.

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